{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-2a-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-2A-2","heading":"Health professional assistance program--Standards.","body":"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.\nA health professionals assistance program shall include the following standards:\n(1) Program personnel qualified to manage mental health and substance use related issues and disorders;\n(2) Admission criteria;\n(3) Criteria for denial of admission pursuant to § 36-2A-8;\n(4) Program participation components;\n(5) Termination criteria; and\n(6) Successful discharge criteria.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-2A. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-2A-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"bf55399c33d6713d5e6038dd741b1667516ff77a631f7bad1e2ec5d882486e37","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-2a-1.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-2a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}