South Dakota Statutes

§ 36-2A-2 — Health professional assistance program--Standards.

South Dakota·Title 36 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Ch. 36-1B HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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:

(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.

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Legislative History

SL 1996, ch 227, § 2; SL 2013, ch 171, § 2; SL 2021, ch 170, § 3.

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