<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 36-9-84 - Definition of durable medical equipment or therapeutic device. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059761Normal { 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.s2059761SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059761CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059761Normal-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.s2059761DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059761000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059761SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059761SCL-000002 { 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="s2059761Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-9-84"><span class="s2059761SENU">36-9-84</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059761SENU">. </span><span class="s2059761CL">Definition of durable medical equipment or therapeutic device.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059761Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059761DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-9-87"><span class="s2059761DefaultParagraphFont">36-9-87</span></a><span class="s2059761DefaultParagraphFont">, durable medical equipment or therapeutic device is an appliance, apparatus, or product intended for use in nursing diagnosis or treatment and in the prevention of disease or maintenance or restoration of health that are required to implement the overall plan of care.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059761Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059761000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059761Normal"><span class="s2059761SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059761SCL-000002"> SL 1995, ch 217, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>