South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 10 - Physical Therapists
Section 36-10-18 - Definitions.

36-10-18. Definitions.
Terms used in §§36-10-18 through 36-10-52 mean:
(1)"Board of Examiners," or "board," the South Dakota State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners;
(2)"Physical therapist," a person who is licensed, or who has obtained a compact privilege, to practice physical therapy under this chapter;
(3)"Physical therapy," the practice of physical therapy as defined in §36-10-18.1;
(4)"Physical therapist assistant," a person who is licensed, or who has obtained a compact privilege, to assist in providing physical therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist under this chapter;
(5)"Committee," the physical therapy advisory committee established in §36-10-19.

Source: SL 1955, ch 96, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §27.09A01; SDCL §36-10-1; SL 1972, ch 205, §1; SL 1978, ch 270, §1; SL 1996, ch 231, §1; SL 2017, ch 173, §1; SL 2020, ch 157, §3; SL 2022, ch 148, §1.

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