Section 24-11B-2 - Hearing before panel--Panel members--Prisoner rights. - South Dakota Statutes

24-11B-2. Hearing before panel--Panel members--Prisoner rights. Prior to involuntary feeding or hydration, the prisoner shall receive a hearing before a panel consisting of two medical representatives and a representative of the jail or prison. The medical representatives shall be a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. No panel member may have participated in the prisoner's current diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment. The prisoner has the right to notice of the hearing at least forty-eight hours in advance, the right to attend the hearing, the right to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses, and the right to representation by a disinterested lay advisor.

Source: SL 2005, ch 131, § 2.