South Dakota § 10-46-15.7 Exemption of prescribed medical devices used by humans.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 10-46-15.7 — Exemption of prescribed medical devices used by humans.

South Dakota § 10-46-15.7

Title 10TAXATION

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S.D. Codified Laws § 10-46-15.7 (2026).

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There are specifically exempted from the provisions of this chapter and from the computation of the amount of tax imposed by it, the use of any medical device, as that term is defined in this section, to the extent used by humans, if the medical device is prescribed by prescription by a physician, chiropractor, optometrist, dentist, podiatrist, or audiologist. The term, medical device, means any instrument, apparatus, implement, contrivance, or other similar or related article, including a component, part, or accessory, that is prescribed for use on a single patient and that is:

(1)Recognized in the official National Formulary, or the United States Pharmacopoeia, or any supplement to them;

(2)Intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigat

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There are specifically exempted from the provisions of this chapter and from the computation of the amount of tax imposed by it, the use of any medical device, as that term is defined in this section, to the extent used by humans, if the medical device is prescribed by prescription by a physician, chiropractor, optometrist, dentist, podiatrist, or audiologist. The term, medical device, means any instrument, apparatus, implement, contrivance, or other similar or related article, including a component, part, or accessory, that is prescribed for use on a single patient and that is: (1) Recognized in the official National Formulary, or the United States Pharmacopoeia, or any supplement to them; (2) Intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, detection, or prevention of disease, of the human body; or (3) Intended to affect the structure or any function of the human body, and that does not achieve any of it's primary intended purposes through chemical action within or on the human body and that is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement of any of its primary intended purposes. A medical device is not durable medical equipment, mobility enhancing equipment, or a prosthetic device.