<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: center; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; 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class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000000">20:50:04</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0">CODE OF ETHICS</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">Section</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:01"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Confidential communications.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:02"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Advising patient.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:03"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Serving as optician prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:04"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Maintenance of office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:05"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Use of word "doctor."</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:05.01"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:05.01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:06"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Optometrist to write and release prescription -- Requests for medical records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:07"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:07</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Claims of superiority.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:08"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:08</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:09"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:09</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Division of fees -- Payments to employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:10"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:11"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Improper </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">business </span><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">relationships.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:12"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000004">20:50:04:12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">        Scope of practice -- Procedural codes</span><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">, Repealed</span><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376P0-000002"><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">Appendix A    Procedural Code List</span><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">, Repealed</span><span class="s7edf976f-87ff-4be4-8c08-5ef0d2912376C0-000003">.</span></p><p 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