{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-2-16.5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-2-16.5","heading":"Medical record--Search fee--Designees or third parties.","body":"If a patient directs a health care provider or a medical records company to provide a copy of the patient’s medical record directly to another person designated by the patient, or if a third party requests a copy of a patient’s medical record pursuant to an authorization signed by the patient, the healthcare provider or medical records company may charge, in addition to any other fee allowed under §§ 36-2-16.1 to 36-2-17, inclusive, a fee to search for the medical record, regardless of whether any record is found. The search fee may not exceed eighteen dollars.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-2. PRACTITIONERS OF HEALING ARTS IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-2-16.5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"abd276ba1bad7cfa5d08e5a29a1e04790da98e35f531a55623f9daf44ddb7586","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-2-16.4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-2-16.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}