<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.s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:08:02.03"><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000000">20:50:08:02.03</span></a><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000001">.  Limits on continuing education courses in practice management</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000001"> and patient protection and compliance issues</span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0"> In a three-year period, </span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">up to eight</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0"> hours of instruction in the management of an optometric practice</span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">, including patient protection and compliance issues,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0"> may be used to fulfill continuing education requirements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">    </span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0"> 24 SDR 91, effective January 6, 1998; 43 SDR 61, effective October 24, 2016</span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">    </span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-20.2"><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000003">36-7-</span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000003">20.2</span></a><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">    </span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000003">36-7-</span><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000003">15</span></a><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">(7)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-20.2"><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0-000003">36-7-20.2</span></a><span class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2ee63b44-a319-42bf-a81e-c3d615d93b07000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>