<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.sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115P0 { 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.sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C2 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:66:02:01"><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000000">20:66:02:01</span></a><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000001">.  Code of ethics</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000001"> -- Physical therapists</span><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0"> A </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">physical therapist licensed in accordance with </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10"><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000002">36-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0"> shall comply with the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0"> ethical standards in the American Physical Therapy Association, Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist, 2020.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">    </span><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0"> 41 SDR 180, effective May 21, 2015</span><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">; 50 SDR 66, effective December 3, 2023</span><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">    </span><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-36"><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000002">36-10-36</span></a><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">    </span><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-39"><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000002">36-10-39</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-40"><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000002">36-10-40</span></a><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">    </span><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">American Physical Therapy Association, Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist, August 12, 2020. Copies may be obtained at no cost at </span><a href="https://www.apta.org/your-practice/ethics-and-professionalism"><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C2">https://www.apta.org/your-practice/ethics-and-professionalism</span></a><span class="sf60ca5b9-5d89-49e1-aa75-81c64efff115C0">.</span></p></div></body></html>