<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 36-26-17 - Independent practice requirements. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2060931Normal { 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.s2060931SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060931CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2060931Normal-000000 { 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.s2060931DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060931Normal-000001"><span class="s2060931DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Has passed an examination prepared by the board for this purpose.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060931Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060931000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060931Normal"><span class="s2060931SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060931SCL-000003"> SL 1975, ch 22, § 16.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 36-26-17 - Independent practice requirements. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2060932Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2060932SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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} </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2060932Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-26-17.1"><span class="s2060932SENU">36-26-17.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060932SENU">. </span><span class="s2060932CL">Certain healing arts practitioners to participate in alternate health care delivery systems.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060932Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060932DefaultParagraphFont">Any licensed social worker licensed under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-26-17"><span class="s2060932DefaultParagraphFont">36-26-17</span></a><span class="s2060932DefaultParagraphFont">, may organize or contract for services with a corporation organized under the laws of this state by licensed practitioners of the healing arts, for the purpose of negotiating group health care contracts and providing services within the scope of their respective licenses with alternate health care delivery systems, including, but not limited to, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, individual practices organizations or other similar forms of entity whatever.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060932Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060932000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060932Normal"><span class="s2060932SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060932SCL-000002"> SL 1987, ch 269, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>