S.D. Codified Laws § 36-2A-1
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Definitions
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Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Board," a licensing board authorized in title 36;
(2) "Health professionals assistance program," or "program," a confidential program designed to monitor and manage the treatment and continuing care of a health professional who may be unable to practice with reasonable skill or safety, or whose practice poses a risk to the public, if the professional's mental health or substance use related issue or disorder is not appropriately managed;
(3) "Impaired," the inability of a licensee to practice with reasonable skill or safety, or whose practice poses a risk to the public as a result of unmanaged or undermanaged mental health or substance use related issue or disorder;
(4) "Program personnel," persons or entities providing services for or on behalf of a licensing board's health professionals assistance program.
Source: SL 1996, ch 227, § 1; SL 2013, ch 171, § 1; SL 2021, ch 170, § 1.
(1) "Board," a licensing board authorized in title 36;
(2) "Health professionals assistance program," or "program," a confidential program designed to monitor and manage the treatment and continuing care of a health professional who may be unable to practice with reasonable skill or safety, or whose practice poses a risk to the public, if the professional's mental health or substance use related issue or disorder is not appropriately managed;
(3) "Impaired," the inability of a licensee to practice with reasonable skill or safety, or whose practice poses a risk to the public as a result of unmanaged or undermanaged mental health or substance use related issue or disorder;
(4) "Program personnel," persons or entities providing services for or on behalf of a licensing board's health professionals assistance program.
Source: SL 1996, ch 227, § 1; SL 2013, ch 171, § 1; SL 2021, ch 170, § 1.
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