<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.s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcP0 { 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.s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fc000003 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:63:01:01"><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000000">20:63:01:01</span></a><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000001">.  Definitions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0"> </span><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">Terms</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">defined in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-29-1"><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000002">36-29-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0"> have the same meaning when used in this article.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fc000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">    </span><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0"> 13 SDR 9, effective August 4, 1986</span><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">; 43 SDR 131, effective April 20, 2017; 50 SDR 12, effective August 10, 2023; 52 SDR 18, effective August 25, 2025</span><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">    </span><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-29-17"><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000002">36-29-17</span></a><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">    </span><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-29-1"><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000002">36-29-1</span></a><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fc000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000001">Declaratory Ruling: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0">The State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners, in its ruling dated June 27, 2025, was unable to conclude that SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-29-1.1"><span class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0-000002">36-29-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s52d168c6-3c6f-4187-94b0-92ad04cb52fcC0"> authorizes athletic trainers to perform dry needling.</span></p></div></body></html>