SDCL § 36-2A-2: Health professional assistance program--Standards.

A board may conduct, or contract for services with an entity to conduct, a health professionals assistance program to protect the public from impaired persons regulated by the board. The program does not affect a board's authority to discipline violators of a board's practice act.

A health professionals assistance program shall include the following standards:

(1) Program personnel qualified to manage mental health and substance use related issues and disorders;

(2) Admission criteria;

(3) Criteria for denial of admission pursuant to § 36-2A-8;

(4) Program participation components;

(5) Termination criteria; and

(6) Successful discharge criteria.