20:47:07:02.  Definition of chronic pain. For the purposes of section 20:47:07:01, the term, chronic pain, means ongoing, recurrent, or persistent pain lasting beyond the usual course of an acute illness or injury or that is three months or longer in duration.

 

          Source: 43 SDR 57, effective October 20, 2016.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-4-35.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 36-4-29, 36-4-30.