<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:41:09:06 Distributed material.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:41:09:06"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:41:09:06 Distributed material."> <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: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;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} 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>20:41:09:06.&nbsp;&nbsp;Distributed material.</b> Distributed or advertised material may not make any promise of special techniques</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> methods of cure</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> or imply superiority. Such material may not contain statements that are false or misleading and shall not falsely castigate or criticize other health sciences or make claims that cannot be substantiated by clinical</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> laboratory</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> or diagnostic procedures.</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> 2 SDR 63, effective April 12, 1976; 12 SDR 117, effective January 19, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 28 SDR 88, effective December 23, 2001; 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(3)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-5-20">36-5-20(4)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-5-21">36-5-21(5).</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=36-5-15.2">36-5-15.2(3)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-5-16">36-5-16</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-5-20">36-5-20(4)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-5-21">36-5-21(5).</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> </div> </body> </html>