The term, practice agreement, as used in this chapter, means a written agreement authored and signed by the physician assistant and the supervising physician. The practice agreement shall prescribe the delegated activities which the physician assistant may perform, consistent with § 36-4A-26.1 and contain such other information as required by the board to describe the physician assistant’s level of competence and the supervision provided by the physician. A signed copy of the practice agreement shall be kept on file at the physician assistant’s primary practice site and be filed with and approved by the board prior to beginning practice. No physician assistant may practice without an approved practice agreement.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-4A-1.1

  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2007, ch 207, § 9.