<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.s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0 { 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.s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3000003 { 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="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:66:02:02"><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000000">20:66:02:02</span></a><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000001">.  Violation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000001"> of ethical code of conduct</span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0"> </span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">The State Board of Physical Therapy may take disciplinary action if an ethical violation constitutes unprofessional conduct under</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-39"><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000002">36-10-39</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-40"><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000002">36-10-40</span></a><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">    </span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0"> 41 SDR 180, effective May 21, 2015</span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">; 50 SDR 66, effective December 3, 2023</span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">    </span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-36"><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000002">36-10-36</span></a><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">    </span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-39"><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000002">36-10-39</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-40"><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000002">36-10-40</span></a><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">    </span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000001">Cross References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000001">    </span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">Code of ethics -- Physical therapists, §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:66:02:01"><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000002">20:66:02:01</span></a><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">    </span><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">Code of ethics -- Physical therapist assistants, §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:66:02:01.01"><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0-000002">20:66:02:01.01</span></a><span class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2e3875ee-4ed1-4e11-90d5-cc5019a556e3000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>