South Dakota § 36-8-17 Acts constituting unprofessional or dishonorable conduct--No basis for criminal prosecution.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 36-8-17 — Acts constituting unprofessional or dishonorable conduct--No basis for criminal prosecution.

South Dakota·Title 36 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Ch. 36-8 PODIATRISTS

Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct as used in this chapter shall be construed to include:

(1)To offer, give, or promise, either directly or indirectly, any gift in return for the procurement of a patient or patients for podiatric treatment;

(2)To prescribe, dispense, or pretend to use, in treating any patient, any secret remedial agent, or manifest or promote its use in any way, or guarantee or imply to guarantee any treatment, therapy or remedy whatsoever;

(3)To practice podiatry under a trade name, under the name of another podiatrist, or use any title other than that of podiatrist. However, the term, foot specialist, may be used as an explanatory term of the title podiatrist;

(4)To employ a solicitor or solicitors to obtain business; or (5) To willfully violate th

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Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct as used in this chapter shall be construed to include: (1) To offer, give, or promise, either directly or indirectly, any gift in return for the procurement of a patient or patients for podiatric treatment; (2) To prescribe, dispense, or pretend to use, in treating any patient, any secret remedial agent, or manifest or promote its use in any way, or guarantee or imply to guarantee any treatment, therapy or remedy whatsoever; (3) To practice podiatry under a trade name, under the name of another podiatrist, or use any title other than that of podiatrist. However, the term, foot specialist, may be used as an explanatory term of the title podiatrist; (4) To employ a solicitor or solicitors to obtain business; or (5) To willfully violate the rules promulgated by the Board of Podiatry Examiners. Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, as defined in this section, may not be the basis for criminal prosecution unless otherwise declared unlawful.

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