<html> <head> <title>Rule 41:09:12:03.01 Definitions.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 41:09:12:03.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 41:09:12:03.01 Definitions."> <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:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate {mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",serif;} span.BalloonTextChar {mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char"; mso-style-link:"Balloon Text"; font-family:"Tahoma",serif;} .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'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>41:09:12:03.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitions.</b> As used in this chapter:</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Arthritic condition&quot; means a condition resulting from an inflammation of one or more joints due to infectious or metabolic causes;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Blind or visually impaired&quot; means a person who has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, with correcting lenses, or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter subtends an angular distance of no greater than twenty degrees;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Class III cardiac disease&quot; means a moderately severe disease of the heart or cardiovascular system resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. A person diagnosed with this disease is comfortable at rest, but less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Class IV cardiac disease&quot; means a severe disease of the heart or cardiovascular system resulting in an inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort. A person diagnosed with this disease may exhibit symptoms of heart failure or the anginal syndrome even at rest;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Licensed physician&quot; means a person who is licensed by the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners to practice medicine or osteopathy or who is licensed by a similar state or provincial agency or board in another state or province to practice medicine or osteopathy;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Lung disease&quot; means a disease that restricts a person's respiratory capacity to such a degree that the person's forced expiratory volume in one second is less than one liter if measured by a spirometer, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Neurological condition&quot; means a condition that adversely affects the nervous system as a result of injury, disease, or birth deficiency;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Neuromuscular disorder&quot; means a disorder that affects the muscles or the nerves controlling the muscles. The most commonly experienced symptoms are varying degrees of mobility due to muscle weakness, regardless if the disorder originates within the motor nerve cell, the nerve, or the muscle. The symptoms of a neuromuscular disorder are most often degenerative in nature;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Orthopedic condition&quot; means a condition that adversely affects the skeletal system as a result of injury, disease, or birth deficiency;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (10)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Prosthetic aid&quot; means an artificial device that replaces a missing limb; and</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (11)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Roadway&quot; means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, excluding the berm or shoulder.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 31 SDR 62, effective November 4, 2004; 34 SDR 179, effective December 24, 2007; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-2-18">41-2-18(2)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-8-37">41-8-37.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-2-18">41-2-18(2)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-8-37">41-8-37.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>