<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 58-17-154 - Definitions for §§ 58-17-155 to 58-17-162. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2075078Normal { 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.s2075078SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075078CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2075078Normal-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; 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} body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-154"><span class="s2075078SENU">58-17-154</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075078SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075078CL">Definitions for §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-155"><span class="s2075078CL">58-17-155</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075078CL"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-162"><span class="s2075078CL">58-17-162</span></a><span class="s2075078CL">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">Terms used in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-155"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">58-17-155</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-162"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">58-17-162</span></a><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000001"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Applied behavior analysis," the design, implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications, using behavioral stimuli and consequences, to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the use of direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship between environment and behavior;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000001"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Autism spectrum disorder," a complex neurodevelopmental medical disorder characterized by social impairment, communication difficulties, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000001"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    "Behavioral health treatment," evidence-based interventions that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000002"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Achieve specific improvements in functional capacity of a person; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Are provided or supervised by a licensed practitioner as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-159"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">58-17-159</span></a><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000001"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Treatment," evidence-based care which is prescribed or ordered for a person diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a licensed physician or psychologist, including:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000002"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Behavioral health treatment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000002"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Pharmacy care; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal-000002"><span class="s2075078DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Therapeutic care.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075078000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075078Normal"><span class="s2075078SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075078SCL-000004"> SL 2015, ch 250, § 1; SL 2017, ch 212, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.</span></p></div></body></html>