South Dakota Codified Laws 36-2A-2. Health professional assistance program–Standards
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A board may conduct, or contract for services with an entity to conduct, a health professionals assistance program to protect the public from impaired persons regulated by the board. The program does not affect a board’s authority to discipline violators of a board’s practice act.
A health professionals assistance program shall include the following standards:
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-2A-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
(1) Program personnel qualified to manage mental health and substance use related issues and disorders;
(2) Admission criteria;
(3) Criteria for denial of admission pursuant to § 36-2A-8;
(4) Program participation components;
(5) Termination criteria; and
(6) Successful discharge criteria.
Source: SL 1996, ch 227, § 2; SL 2013, ch 171, § 2; SL 2021, ch 170, § 3.