“Palliative care,” specialized medical care that is provided to a patient of any age, with a serious illness at any stage, and which:
(a) Is designed to improve a patient’s quality of life, and that of the patient’s family, by providing relief from the symptoms and stresses of the patient’s illness;
(b) May be provided alongside curative treatments in primary and specialty settings, based on the needs of the patient and not on the prognosis; and
(c) Delivered collaboratively, in any setting, by a specially-trained interdisciplinary team that includes healthcare practitioners, nurses, social workers, spiritual care providers, and other patient support providers;
State Statute: https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-12-1.1