There is hereby created a health care services arbitration panel. The president of the State Bar of South Dakota shall select fifteen lawyers to serve on the panel. Each lawyer selected shall serve a three-year term. The president of the State Medical Association shall select fifteen physicians licensed by the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners in the same manner, and the president of the State Hospital Association shall also select fifteen members in the same manner. When a panel member's term expires he shall continue to serve until a replacement is named.
SDCL 21-25B-4