South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 02A - Health Professionals Assistance Program
Section 36-2A-1 - Definitions.

36-2A-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Board," a licensing board authorized in title 36;
(2)"Health professionals assistance program," or "program," a confidential program designed to monitor and manage the treatment and continuing care of a health professional who may be unable to practice with reasonable skill or safety, or whose practice poses a risk to the public, if the professional's mental health or substance use related issue or disorder is not appropriately managed;
(3)"Impaired," the inability of a licensee to practice with reasonable skill or safety, or whose practice poses a risk to the public as a result of unmanaged or undermanaged mental health or substance use related issue or disorder;
(4)"Program personnel," persons or entities providing services for or on behalf of a licensing board's health professionals assistance program.

Source: SL 1996, ch 227, §1; SL 2013, ch 171, §1; SL 2021, ch 170, § 1.

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