36-10-18. Definitions.

Terms used in §§ 36-10-18 through 36-10-52 mean:

(1)    "Board of Examiners," or "board," the South Dakota State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners;

(2)    "Physical therapist," a person who is licensed, or who has obtained a compact privilege, to practice physical therapy under this chapter;

(3)    "Physical therapy," the practice of physical therapy as defined in § 36-10-18.1;

(4)    "Physical therapist assistant," a person who is licensed, or who has obtained a compact privilege, to assist in providing physical therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist under this chapter;

(5)    "Committee," the physical therapy advisory committee established in § 36-10-19.

Source: SL 1955, ch 96, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.09A01; SDCL § 36-10-1; SL 1972, ch 205, § 1; SL 1978, ch 270, § 1; SL 1996, ch 231, § 1; SL 2017, ch 173, § 1; SL 2020, ch 157, § 3; SL 2022, ch 148, § 1.