Discrimination in organ transplant process prohibited

SDCL § 34-26-47.1 — under CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF BODIES AND BODY PARTS.

SDCL § 34-26-47.1

No person may discriminate against an individual at any point in the organ transplant process, solely on the basis of an individual’s mental or physical disability, unless the disability has been determined to be medically significant to the provision of an anatomical gift. A violation of this statute is an unfair or discriminatory practice under chapter 20-13 . Source: SL 2022, ch 112 , § 1.