<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.s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0 { 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.s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000003 { 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="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:09"><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000000">20:50:04:09</span></a><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000001">.  Division of fees -- Payments to employees.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0"> An optometrist may not directly or indirectly divide, share, split, or allocate a fee for optometric services or materials with a layperson, firm, or corporation, or another optometrist or licensed medical practitioner</span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0"> except on the basis of a division of service or responsibility. This section does not prohibit:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">    (1)  An optometrist from paying an employee in the regular course of employment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">    (2)  A practice established under the terms of SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B"><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000003">47-11B</span></a><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">    (3)  An optometrist from being employed on a salary, with or without a bonus arrangement, by an optometrist or licensed medical practitioner, regardless of the amount of supervision exerted by the employer over the office in which the employee works. However, this bonus arrangement may not be based on the business or income of an optical company.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">    </span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 32 SDR 129, effective January 31, 2006</span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">    </span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000003">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">(</span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">2</span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">    </span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0-000003">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">(</span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">2</span><span class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s61159c18-0363-4fed-862b-f3a2f026bde5000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>