<html> <head> <title>Rule 46:30:05:10 Reexaminations authorized if hearing involves medical issues.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 46:30:05:10"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 46:30:05:10 Reexaminations authorized if hearing involves medical issues."> <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>46:30:05:10.&nbsp;&nbsp;Reexaminations authorized if hearing involves medical issues.</b> If the hearing involves a medical issue, the division director may authorize another medical assessment by a general practitioner or a specialist in the area of the alleged disability or functional limitation other than the person or persons who conducted the original medical examination. The reexamination shall be made part of the record. If the general practitioner or specialist recommends referral for further examination or testing, the division director shall authorize it and the department shall pay for it.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, §&nbsp;1; transferred from §&nbsp;67:30:02:06, effective July 1, 1977; 9 SDR 94, effective January 25, 1983; transferred from §&nbsp;71:03:02:06, SL 1989, ch 21, §&nbsp;3, effective July 1, 1989; 18 SDR 95, effective December 2, 1991; 26 SDR 96, effective January 24, 2000.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-9-44">28-9-44(7)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-10-21">28-10-21(7).</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=28-9-36">28-9-36</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-10-14">28-10-14.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>