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Make your South Dakota healthcare directive.
Tell doctors what care you want and name someone to speak for you if you can't. Legally valid in South Dakota. Free to create, or add secure online document storage with the $29/year subscription.
South Dakota healthcare directive requirements
How it works
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Answer a few questions
About your care preferences and who you want making decisions.
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Download your healthcare directive
A complete, personalized document, formatted for South Dakota.
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Sign and share
Sign with 2 witnesses OR notarization. Give a copy to your healthcare agent and your doctor.
What governs a South Dakota directive
South Dakota's healthcare-directive statute is at SDCL §34-12D-1 et seq.; sample form at SDCL §34-12D-3. The official form is the Living Will Declaration. Last revised 2023-07-01. Your directive is valid the moment it's signed under your state's witness and notary rules above; it only takes effect if your physician determines you can't make or communicate decisions yourself.
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Free: nothing leaves your browser. No account, no storage. Clear your answers whenever.
Subscription ($29/year): zero-knowledge encrypted storage. We store the ciphertext; only you hold the key. Edit and update as life changes.
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