{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9c-14","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-9C-14","heading":"Actions excluded from practice of certified professional midwife.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of a certified professional midwife does not include:\n(1) The use of any surgical instrument at a childbirth, except as necessary to sever the umbilical cord or repair a first or second degree perineal laceration;\n(2) Prescribing prescription medications including controlled drugs, except as permitted pursuant to subdivision 36-9C-13(7);\n(3) The assisting of childbirth by artificial or mechanical means including forceps, vacuum delivery, or cesarean delivery; or\n(4) Performing or assisting in an abortion.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-9C. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIVES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-9C-14","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"708215f2530c8770399d0557d407a626d6b0a2e3a75cccdabe6b9234c492c5b6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9c-13","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9c-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}