SDCL § 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.