<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.s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89P0 { 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.s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000003 { 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="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:24.01:25"><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000000">24:05:24.01:25</span></a><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000001">.  Voice disorder defined.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0"> </span><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">For the purposes of this chapter, the term,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0"> voice disorder </span><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">means that an individual's voice quality, pitch, or loudness differs or is inappropriate for the individual's age, gender, cultural background, or geographic location</span><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">    </span><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0"> 23 SDR 31, effective September 8, 1996</span><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">    </span><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">    </span><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6c482b81-5fa8-4f26-b91a-105872598a89000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>