Section 34-12D-15 - Withdrawal or withholding of treatment--Effect upon life insurance or annuity. - South Dakota Statutes

34-12D-15. Withdrawal or withholding of treatment--Effect upon life insurance or annuity. The making of a declaration pursuant to this chapter does not affect the sale, procurement, or issuance of a policy of life insurance or annuity, nor does it affect, impair, or modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance or annuity. A policy of life insurance or annuity is not legally impaired or invalidated by the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment from an insured, notwithstanding any term to the contrary.

Source: SL 1991, ch 273, § 14.