{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-12-63","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-12-63","heading":"Risk assessment system for birth centers.","body":"A birth center shall adopt, implement, and enforce a written risk assessment system that conforms to the patient assessment protocols established pursuant to § 34-12-62. A birth center shall perform the risk assessment of a potential client prior to accepting the client for admission and shall only admit a client that has been assessed to have a low-risk pregnancy. A birth center client shall be continually assessed to identify if her condition deviates from a low-risk pregnancy at any time during the pregnancy, delivery, or postpartum period. The birth center shall refer or transfer the client to a physician or hospital in accordance with the standards established pursuant to § 34-12-62.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-12. REGULATION OF HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-12-63","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"77516c38a6e1a3a142f4b3c5b95d1bcbaf2d685a26ecb80bd9b80eefc3041def","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-12-62","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-12-64"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}