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12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 18 SDR 74, effective October 30, 1991; 35 SDR 166, effective December 24, 2008</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">; 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-27A-25"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000004">36-27A-25</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-27A-25"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000004">36-27A-25</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000001">Reference:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0"> "</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000001">ASPPB Code of Conduct</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">," 20</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">18</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. Copies may be obtained free of charge from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards website at</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60P0"><a href="https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.asppb.net/resource/resmgr/guidelines/code_of_conduct_2020_.pdf"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C2">https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.asppb.net/resource/resmgr/guidelines/code_of_conduct_2020_.pdf</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000001">Declaratory Ruling: </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-27A-1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000004">36-27A-1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0"> does not restrict a psychologist licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-27A"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000004">36-27A</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0"> from performing a medical examination, to the extent that such examination comports with the definition of the "practice of psychology" according to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-27A-1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0-000004">36-27A-1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60C0">(5). (May 24, 2024)</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s10a5349c-556d-4a6f-bbcb-755c6a838d60000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>