<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 36-5-1 - Scope of practice--Limitations--Inapplicability to physicians. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059465Normal { 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.s2059465SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059465CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059465Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2059465DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059465000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059465SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059465SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2059465Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-5-1"><span class="s2059465SENU">36-5-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059465SENU">. </span><span class="s2059465CL">Scope of practice--Limitations--Inapplicability to physicians.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059465Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059465DefaultParagraphFont">Chiropractic is the science of locating and removing the cause of any abnormal transmission of nerve energy including diagnostic and applied mechanical measures incident thereto. Integral to chiropractic is the treating of specific joints and articulations of the body and adjacent tissues, to influence joints or neurophysiological functions of the body, or both, including the use of examination and treatment by manipulation, adjustment, and mobilization of a joint. No chiropractor may practice obstetrics or treat communicable diseases. The requirements of this section do not apply to those licensed pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4"><span class="s2059465DefaultParagraphFont">36-4</span></a><span class="s2059465DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059465Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059465000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059465Normal"><span class="s2059465SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059465SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, §§ 27.0501, 27.0510; SL 1939, ch 101, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.0508; SL 2007, ch 209, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 36-5-1 - Scope of practice--Limitations--Inapplicability to physicians. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082957StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082957DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Chiropractic specialist," a chiropractor who has graduated from a postdoctoral specialty program accredited by the board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082957Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082957000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082957NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082957DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2082957SCL">SL 2021, ch 173, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>