<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:41:09:11 Code of ethics.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:41:09:11"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:41:09:11 Code of ethics."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:41:09:11.&nbsp;&nbsp;Code of ethics.</b> A chiropractor shall follow the preamble and parts I - XIV of the 2007 American Chiropractic Association Code of Ethics</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> or the preamble of the 1985 International Chiropractors Association Code of Ethics</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 12 SDR 117, effective January 19, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 19 SDR 121, effective February 21, 1993; 25 SDR 80, effective December 6, 1998; 29 SDR 34, effective September 19, 2002; 37 SDR 133, effective January 12, 2011; 47 SDR 41, effective October 12, 2020.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-5-4">36-5-4</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-5-15.2">36-5-15.2(1).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-5-4">36-5-4</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-5-16">36-5-16.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Reference</b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>s</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <b>The American Chiropractic Association Code of Ethics</b>, 2007 edition, American Chiropractic Association.&nbsp; Copies may be obtained at <a href="https://www.acatoday.org/Portals/60/ACA%20Code%20of%20Ethics_Preamble.pdf?ver=2019-04-02-122756-950">https://www.acatoday.org/Portals/60/ACA%20Code%20of%20Ethics_Preamble.pdf?ver=2019-04-02-122756-950</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The International Chiropractors Association Code of Professional Ethics</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, 1985 edition, The International Chiropractors Association. Copies may be obtained at <a href="https://www.chiropractic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ICA-CODE-OF-PROFESSIONAL-ETHICS_Doc-2015.pdf">https://www.chiropractic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ICA-CODE-OF-PROFESSIONAL-ETHICS_Doc-2015.pdf</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>