STATE STATUTES & CODES

SOUTH DAKOTA STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 04 - Physicians And Surgeons

• Section 36-4-1 - Board of examiners--Appointment and terms of members--Vacancies.
• Section 36-4-2 - Composition of board--Qualifications of members.
• Section 36-4-2.1 - Lay members of board--Appointment and term of office.
• Section 36-4-3 - Officers of board--Executive secretary--Seal.
• Section 36-4-4 - Meetings of board.
• Section 36-4-4.1 - Board continued within Department of Health--Records and reports.
• Section 36-4-5 - Compensation and expenses of board members--Fees held in special fund--Bond--Payments from fund.
• Section 36-4-6 - Equipment, supplies, and services for board--Expenses restricted to revenue.
• Section 36-4-7 - Annual report to Governor.
• Section 36-4-8 - Practice of medicine without a license, certificate, or permit as misdemeanor.
• Section 36-4-8.1 - Corporation prohibited from practice of medicine or osteopathy.
• Section 36-4-8.2 - Surgery constituting practice of medicine.
• Section 36-4-9 - Use of title and other acts constituting practice of medicine.
• Section 36-4-10 - Practitioners and officers exempt from chapter--Application to previously licensedphysicians.
• Section 36-4-11 - Application for license--Qualifications of licensee--Examination--Educationalrequirements.
• Section 36-4-12 - Repealed.
• Section 36-4-12.1 - Application of medical or osteopathic college for approval--Inspection.
• Section 36-4-12.2 - List of approved colleges.
• Section 36-4-12.3 - Hearing on refusal to approve college.
• Section 36-4-12.4 - Information furnished by approved colleges.
• Section 36-4-12.5 - Hearing on refusal to renew approval of college.
• Section 36-4-13 - Hospitals recognized for internship--Inspection by board.
• Section 36-4-14 - Repealed.
• Section 36-4-15 - False or fraudulent diploma or affidavit as misdemeanor.
• Section 36-4-16 - Return of fee on withdrawal of application or failure to examine.
• Section 36-4-17 - Written examination required--Discrimination between systems of medicineprohibited--Minimum grade--Reexamination--Fee--Preservation of grades.
• Section 36-4-17.1 - Examination of applicant with dual MD-PhD degree.
• Section 36-4-18 - Grant of license to practice--Type of practice stated on license.
• Section 36-4-19 - License based on certificate from national board or another state--Fee.
• Section 36-4-19.1 - Contents of application for license based on certificate from national board or anotherjurisdiction--Consideration by board.
• Section 36-4-20 - Temporary permits for supervised practice in state institution--Qualifications ofapplicants--Duration and renewal.
• Section 36-4-20.1 - Locum tenens certificate defined.
• Section 36-4-20.2 - Petition and application for locum tenens certificate--Fee--Personal appearancerequired.
• Section 36-4-20.3 - Issuance of locum tenens certificate by single member of board--Notice to othermembers--Objections and cancellation.
• Section 36-4-20.4 - Duration of locum tenens certificates--Privileges of certificate holder.
• Section 36-4-20.5 - Repealed.
• Section 36-4-20.6 - Resident certificate defined.
• Section 36-4-20.7 - Issuance of resident certificate--Application--Fee.
• Sections 36-4-20.8, 36-4-20.9 - Term of resident certificate--Authorized practice of medicine. Resident training permit defined
• Section 36-4-20.10 - Application for resident training permit.
• Section 36-4-20.11 - Term of permit--Authorized practice of medicine--Restrictions.
• Section 36-4-20.12 - Renewal of resident certificate or resident training permit.
• Section 36-4-20.13 - Time for renewal--Forfeiture of resident certificate or resident training permit.
• Section 36-4-21 - Repealed.
• Section 36-4-22 - Repealed.
• Section 36-4-22.1 - Board access to premises where medicine practiced--Inspection of drug records andinventories--Refusal as misdemeanor--Confidentiality.
• Section 36-4-22.2 - Report of facility suspending or revoking licensee's privilege to practice medicinetherein--Immunity.
• Section 36-4-23 - Advertising and printed material to show type of practice for which licensed--Violation as misdemeanor.
• Section 36-4-24 - Repealed.
• Section 36-4-24.1 - Renewal of license--Form--Fee.
• Section 36-4-24.2 - Forfeiture of license for failure to renew--Renewal on application.
• Section 36-4-24.3 - Practice without license, certificate, or permit and renewal prohibited--Violation asmisdemeanor.
• Section 36-4-25 - Immunity from liability for acts of members of professional committees or hospitalofficials.
• Section 36-4-26 - Hospital and society liability not affected by immunity.
• Section 36-4-26.1 - Proceedings of peer review committees confidential and privileged--Availability tophysician subject of proceedings.
• Section 36-4-26.2 - Patient records available to patient--Expert opinion as to care of patient--Restrictionson use of expert testimony.
• Section 36-4-27 - Violation of chapter as misdemeanor.
• Section 36-4-28 - Grounds for refusal of license, certificate, or permit.
• Section 36-4-29 - Grounds for cancellation, revocation, suspension or limitation of license, certificate,or permit.
• Section 36-4-29.1 - Summary suspension of license, certificate, or permit--Hearing.
• Section 36-4-30 - Acts considered unprofessional conduct--Criminal prosecution.
• Section 36-4-31 - Proceedings for cancellation, revocation, or suspension of license, certificate, orpermit.
• Sections 36-4-31.1 to 36-4-31.3 - Omitted
• Section 36-4-31.4 - Reissuance of canceled, suspended, or revoked license, certificate, or permit.
• Section 36-4-31.5 - Evidence in cancellation, revocation, suspension, or limitation proceedingsconfidential.
• Section 36-4-31.6 - Application of contested case procedure.
• Section 36-4-32 - Suspension of license, certificate, or permit for mental incompetence.
• Section 36-4-33 - Appeal from acts, rulings or decisions of Board of Examiners.
• Section 36-4-34 - Injunction to restrain practice for statutory violation, unprofessional conduct, orincompetence--Election of remedies.
• Section 36-4-35 - Promulgation of rules by board.
• Section 36-4-36 - Previously licensed physicians not affected.
• Section 36-4-37 - Transfer of active patient records--Destruction--Notice.
• Section 36-4-38 - Destruction of inactive patient records.
• Section 36-4-39 - Practice of medicine or osteopathy by holder of permanent, unrestricted license.
• Section 36-4-40 - Supervision and discipline of holder of permanent, unrestricted license to practicemedicine or osteopathy.
• Sections 36-4-41, 36-4-42 - Practice of medicine or osteopathy in South Dakota while located outside of state. Peer review committee defined