South Dakota Statutes

§ 36-6A-39 — Fee-splitting as misdemeanor--Partnerships and employment excepted.

South Dakota·Title 36 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Ch. 36-6 DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS AND DENTAL AUXILIARIES
Except as permitted by chapter 47-12 , it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any licensee, registrant, or dental corporation to divide fees with, or to promise to pay a part of a fee to, or to pay a commission to any dentist or any other person, who sends patients for treatment or operation. However, nothing in this section prohibits dentists from forming a bona fide partnership for the practice of dentistry, nor the actual employment of a licensee or registrant.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, §§ 27.0615, 27.9916; SL 1971, ch 213, § 27; SL 1977, ch 190, § 150; SL 1992, ch 269, § 41; SL 2015, ch 199, § 42.

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