<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.s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0 { 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.s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990df000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:44:01"><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000000">67:16:44:01</span></a><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000001">.  Definitions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> </span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">As</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> used in this article:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990df000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">    (1)  "</span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">Federally qualified health c</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">enter" </span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">means an entity that meets the requirements set forth</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> in 42 C.F.R. § 405.2401</span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">, as amended to November 23, 2018</span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990df000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">    (2)  "Provider" </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">means </span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">a federally qualified health center or a rural health clinic;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990df000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">    (3)  "Rural health clinic" means a facility that meets the requirements set forth in 42 C.F.R. § 405.2401, as amended to November 23, 2018;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990df000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">    (4)  "Telehealth" means a method of delivering services, including interactive audio-visual or audio-only technology, in accordance with SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-52"><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000003">34-52</span></a><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990df000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">    (</span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">5</span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">)  "Visit"</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> means</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> a face-to-face </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">or telehealth </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">encounter between a </span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">federally qualified health center or rural health clinic</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> patient and a physician, </span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">physician assistant, nurse practitioner,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">nurse midwife, </span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">visiting nurse</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">, mental health provider listed in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:41:03"><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000003">67:16:41:03</span></a><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">, dentist, or an accredited substance use disorder provider</span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990df000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">    </span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> 23 SDR 109, effective January 5, 1997; 33 SDR 44, effective September 20, 2006; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017; 46 SDR 50, effective October 10, 2019</span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">; 48 SDR 39, effective October 3, 2021</span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">    </span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">(1)(2)(4)</span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">    </span><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990dfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s16655413-835c-4591-9f62-a861168990df000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>