<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.sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49P0 { 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.sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49P0-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000004">    (</span><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000004">4</span><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000004">)  Rigid pharyngeal curved suction tip.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0">    </span><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0"> 2 SDR 26, effective October 9, 1975; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 20 SDR 204, effective June 9, 1994; 30 SDR 125, effective February 22, 2004; 34 SDR 201, effective January 31, 2008</span><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0">; 44 SDR 93, effective December 4, 2017</span><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0">; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0">    </span><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000005">34-11-5</span></a><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0">    </span><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0-000005">34-11-5</span></a><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0">(1)</span><span class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb9ffe13-afae-49cd-a09b-cfb5e87fda49000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>