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50 SDR 23, effective September 3, 2023</span><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">    </span><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-37-12"><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0-000003">36-37-12</span></a><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">    </span><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-37-12"><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0-000003">36-37-12</span></a><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">(3)</span><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">    </span><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0"> American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (20</span><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">23</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">). </span><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0-000004">Code of Ethics</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">. Copies may be obtained from </span><a href="https://www.asha.org/siteassets/publications/code-of-ethics-2023.pdf"><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C2">https://www.asha.org/siteassets/publications/code-of-ethics-2023.pdf</span></a><span class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s728a9d49-335e-462a-bf44-3ee2245b8119000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>