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Practitioners not subject to arrest, prosecution, penalty, or discipline for certain conduct

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SD Code › Title 34 › Chapter 20G › Section 34-20G-5

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(1) Issuing a written certification to a patient with whom the practitioner does not have a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship; or

(2) Failing to properly evaluate a patient's medical condition.

Source: Initiated Measure No. 26, approved Nov. 3, 2020, eff. Jul. 1, 2021.

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