South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 36A - Department Of Human Services
Section 1-36A-16 - Certain practices not prohibited.

1-36A-16. Certain practices not prohibited.
The provisions of §§1-36A-10.1 to 1-36A-15, inclusive, do not prohibit:
(1)Any signing assistance in a medical emergency until the assistance of a certified interpreter is obtained;
(2)The practice of interpreting, if directly supervised by a certified interpreter, included in a program of study by a student enrolled in an approved program for the preparation of interpreters for the deaf;
(3)The practice of a legally qualified interpreter for the deaf from another state employed by the United States government and performing official duty in this state; and
(4)The practice of interpreting in this state by an interpreter for the deaf currently licensed in another state, territory, or foreign country who is present in this state to lecture relative to the practice of interpreting for a period of not more than twenty days.

Source: SL 1993, ch 21, §7; SL 2006, ch 6, §12.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 1 - State Affairs and Government

Chapter 36A - Department Of Human Services

Section 1-36A-1.1 - Department created.

Section 1-36A-1.2 - Secretary as head of department.

Section 1-36A-1.3 - Agencies constituting department.

Section 1-36A-1.6 - Appointment and removal of division directors.

Section 1-36A-1.11 - Department authorized to make certain contracts.

Section 1-36A-1.16 - Department acceptance and control of funds on behalf of state institutions.

Section 1-36A-1.17 - Condemnation of private property authorized--Private property defined--Procedure.

Section 1-36A-1.18 - Purchase of fire insurance pending completion of buildings.

Section 1-36A-1.19 - Disposition of temporary buildings--Evaluation by Bureau of Administration.

Section 1-36A-1.20 - Authority to use institutional personnel or inmates for certain projects.

Section 1-36A-1.21 - Secretary to prescribe management of institutions and manner of accounting.

Section 1-36A-1.22 - Promulgation of rules for discipline and order of institutions and management.

Section 1-36A-1.23 - Disbursements accruing to and for benefit of patients.

Section 1-36A-1.24 - Examination of institutions--Secretary to have free access.

Section 1-36A-1.25 - Legal investigation or action by attorney general--Procedure.

Section 1-36A-3 - Division of Rehabilitation Services--Division of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Section 1-36A-4 - Appointment of division directors.

Section 1-36A-5 - Board of Vocational Rehabilitation created.

Section 1-36A-7 - Performance of functions of certain former agencies.

Section 1-36A-10.1 - Registration of certified interpreters--Annual renewal--Fees.

Section 1-36A-10.2 - Interpreting defined.

Section 1-36A-10.3 - Certification and registration required for interpreters receiving remuneration--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 1-36A-10.4 - Provisional certification.

Section 1-36A-10.5 - Certain certifications recognized--Competency standards--Annual registration.

Section 1-36A-10.6 - Exception for interpreting during religious service.

Section 1-36A-11 - Registry of certified interpreters.

Section 1-36A-12 - Promulgation of rules concerning interpreters.

Section 1-36A-13 - Fund for registration of interpreters for the deaf.

Section 1-36A-14 - Expenditure of surplus funds.

Section 1-36A-15 - Fees for provisional certification and registration.

Section 1-36A-16 - Certain practices not prohibited.

Section 1-36A-18 - Establishment of interpreter mentoring program for interpreters for the deaf.

Section 1-36A-25 - Program for adults and elderly--Establishment--Purposes.

Section 1-36A-26 - Promulgation of rules regarding services for adults and elderly.

Section 1-36A-27 - Records required--Improper use of names or information concerning persons applying for assistance.

Section 1-36A-28 - Use of information--Publication of names of applicants and recipients prohibited.

Section 1-36A-29 - Release of confidential information by written waiver-Exception.

Section 1-36A-29.1 - Records confidential--Exceptions.

Section 1-36A-30 - Retaliation against ombudsman program complainant or interference with program as misdemeanor.