<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-52-6 - Prescribing drugs. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2079778Normal { 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.s2079778SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079778CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2079778Statute { 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.s2079778DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079778000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079778DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079778SCL { 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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2079778Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-52-6"><span class="s2079778SENU">34-52-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079778SENU">. </span><span class="s2079778CL">Prescribing drugs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079778Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079778DefaultParagraphFont">Without a proper provider-patient relationship, a health care professional using telehealth may not prescribe a controlled drug or substance, as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-20B-3"><span class="s2079778DefaultParagraphFont">34-20B-3</span></a><span class="s2079778DefaultParagraphFont">, solely in response to an internet questionnaire or consult, including any encounter via telephone.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079778Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079778000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079778Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079778DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2079778SCL">SL 2019, ch 156, § 6; SL 2020, ch 151, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>