<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.s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33P0 { 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.s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:12:01"><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000000">20:50:12:01</span></a><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000001">.  Complaints.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0"> Upon receipt of a written complaint, the board may initiate an investigation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0"> pursuant to SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-1C"><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">36-1C</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">. Any person filing a complaint shall submit the complaint in writing to the executive secretary, on a form provided by the executive secretary. A complaint is not a public record. </span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">A</span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">n investigation may also be initiated upon receipt by the executive secretary of information sufficient to create a reasonable suspicion that a licensee is in violation of any applicable standard for professional conduct, or that the health or welfare of the public is endangered.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">    </span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0"> 41 SDR 109, effective January 12, 2015</span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">    </span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">(</span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">2</span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">    </span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-24"><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">36-7-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-25"><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">36-7-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-26"><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">36-7-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-7"><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">47-11B-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-14"><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">47-11B-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-15"><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">47-</span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">1</span><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0-000002">1B-15</span></a><span class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s06363c59-5ebf-4bf9-a75b-448a4bb20b33000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>