<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-20G-78.1 - Certain conduct of entity--Misdemeanor.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcStatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badc000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-20G-78.1 - Certain conduct of entity--Misdemeanor."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-20G-78.1 - Certain conduct of entity--Misdemeanor."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-78.1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-78.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcSENU">34-20G-78.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcSENU">. </span><span class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcCL">Certain conduct of entity--Misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcStatute"><span class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcDefaultParagraphFont">An entity is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if the entity:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcStatuteNumber1"><span class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Offers a discount, deal, or other financial incentive for making an appointment with a practitioner for the purpose of receiving a written certification; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcStatuteNumber1"><span class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Charges a practitioner's patient based on the duration of a written certification issued to the patient.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badc000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sdf099835890f40e1a9e489fedf56badcSCL">SL 2023, ch 123, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>