36-4-29. Grounds for cancellation, revocation, suspension or limitation of license, resident license, or certificate.

The Board of Examiners may cancel, revoke, suspend, or limit the license, resident license, or certificate of any physician or surgeon issued under this chapter upon satisfactory proof by a preponderance of the evidence in compliance with chapter 1-26 of such a licensee's, resident licensee's, or certificate holder's professional incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, or proof of a violation of this chapter in any respect. However, the board may not base a finding of unprofessional or dishonorable conduct solely on the basis that a licensee, resident licensee, or certificate holder practices chelation therapy.

For the purposes of this section, professional incompetence is a deviation from the statewide standard of competence, which is that minimum degree of skill and knowledge necessary for the performance of characteristic tasks of a physician or surgeon in at least a reasonably effective way.

Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0306; SL 1949, ch 106, § 9; SL 1957, ch 116; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.0310; SL 1969, ch 105, § 3; SL 1985, ch 297, § 18; SL 1992, ch 265, § 3; SL 1993, ch 272; SL 2004, ch 243, § 1; SL 2009, ch 178, § 9; SL 2013, ch 172, § 10.

36-4-29.1. Summary suspension of license, resident license, or certificate--Hearing.

If the Board of Examiners finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively require emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, or has information filed with the board that a holder of a license, resident license, or certificate improperly obtained a license, resident license, or certificate from the board, summary suspension of a license, resident license, or certificate may be ordered pending final action by the Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners shall convene a hearing which shall be promptly instituted and determined and take action as provided in § 36-4-29.

Source: SL 1983, ch 267; SL 1985, ch 297, § 19; SL 2009, ch 178, § 10; SL 2013, ch 172, § 11.