S.D. Codified Laws § 34-8-19 (2026)
The board of county commissioners of any county maintaining, operating, or leasing to any organization a county hospital shall appropriate from the general fund an amount sufficient to operate and maintain the county hospital.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1909 as enacted by SL 1951, ch 133 ; SL 1964, ch 89 ; SL 1966, ch 79 ; SL 1975, ch 217 ; SL 1980, ch 239 ; SL 1985, ch 77 , § 19.