{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-52-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-52-5","heading":"Face-to-face examination using real-time audio and visual technology.","body":"A health care professional using telehealth to provide medical care to any patient located in the state shall provide an appropriate face-to-face examination using real-time audio and visual technology prior to diagnosis and treatment of the patient, if a face-to-face encounter would otherwise be required in the provision of the same service not delivered via telehealth.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-52. TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-52-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"7dcde10ede84934fe90ddc07bf559f8fb491cbd230574f5a280f665c08fc739f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-52-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-52-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}