<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:41:14:01 Definitions.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:41:14:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:41:14:01 Definitions."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:41:14:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitions.</b> Terms used in this chapter mean:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Patient,&quot; an individual who has received treatment from a South Dakota licensed chiropractor or who has received treatment under the supervision or direction of a South Dakota licensed chiropractor, which treatment is within the scope of practice for a chiropractor within the state of South Dakota;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Patient's legal representative,&quot; an individual who represents the interests of the patient and has the legal authority to act on the patient's behalf;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Individual reviewer,&quot; an individual member of the peer review committee who is designated by the chairman of the committee to conduct a peer review evaluation of any particular matter;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Insurer,&quot; a party contractually obligated to pay the medical obligations of the patient;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Third-party payor,&quot; a party not contractually obligated to pay the medical obligations of a patient but who may be liable for the payment of such obligations based upon other grounds.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 25 SDR 80, effective December 6, 1998.</p> <p>&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=36-5-19">36-5-19.</A></p> <p>&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=36-5-19">36-5-19.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>