SDCL § 34-12D-11: Withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment--Responsibilities of health care provider.

A health care provider need not participate in the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment. However, a health care provider electing for any reason not to participate in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment shall make a reasonable effort to locate and to transfer the declarant to a physician or health care provider willing to honor the declaration.