{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4-38","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-4-38","heading":"Destruction of inactive patient records.","body":"Nothing in § 36-4-37 prevents a physician licensed pursuant to this chapter from destroying patient records which have become inactive or for which the whereabouts of the patient is no longer known to the physician.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-4. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-4-38","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"bcdae0bd88f996fccb283b8dc0eb512d1da0d436c6a0cab8c79f6002cec69d74","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4-37","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}