{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4-8.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-4-8.2","heading":"Surgery constituting practice of medicine.","body":"Surgery constituting the practice of medicine includes the use of a laser or ionizing radiation for the purpose of cutting or otherwise altering human tissue for diagnostic, palliative, or therapeutic purposes.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-4. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-4-8.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"0249d8a6f9e55ad644f58988ee6734e94225e18e58fa09533425b3c3cd38b3a8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4-8.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}