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52 SDR 44, effective November 3, 2025</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4A-42"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0-000002">36-4A-42</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4A-37"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0-000002">36-4A-37</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0">(1)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0-000001">Reference:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0-000001">Guidelines for Ethical Conduct for the PA Profession, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0">2018, American Academy of Physician Associates</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0">.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C0"> Copies may be obtained at no charge from </span><a href="https://www.aapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Guidelines-for-Ethical-Conduct-for-the-PA-Profession-7-1-21.pdf"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C2">https://www.aapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Guidelines-for-Ethical-Conduct-for-the-PA-Profession-7-1-21.pdf</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777C2">.</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s2764f11b-2e66-4c18-ae71-23676ec21777000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>