Title 36, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

A licensee under this chapter shall be designated as a licensed podiatrist and shall not mislead the public as to his professional qualifications. Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0807; SL 1959, ch 131 , § 8.

The fee for annual license renewal of a podiatrist may not exceed five hundred dollars, as promulgated by rule, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , by the Board of Podiatry Examiners. Each license renewal shall remain in full force and effect for one year, unless a different time is fixed…

Every license heretofore or hereafter issued to any person to practice podiatry in this state shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Board of Podiatry Examiners in the manner and form set forth in §§ 36-8-18 and 36-8-19 upon any of the following grounds: fraud or dec…

Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct as used in this chapter shall be construed to include: (1) To offer, give, or promise, either directly or indirectly, any gift in return for the procurement of a patient or patients for podiatric treatment; (2) To prescribe, dispense, or pre…

Before the Board of Podiatry Examiners shall order any suspension or revocation of a license pursuant to § 36-8-16 , it shall comply with chapter 1-26 . Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0808 as added by SL 1959, ch 131 , § 9; revised pursuant to SL 1972, ch 15 , § 4.

An appeal from the decision of the Board of Podiatry Examiners may be taken as provided by chapter 1-26 . Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0808; SL 1959, ch 131 , § 9; revised pursuant to SL 1972, ch 15 , § 4.

The State Board of Podiatry Examiners shall include four professional members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall be a resident podiatrist of this state. The term of each shall be three years, commencing on the thirty-first day of October. The appointee's term shall exp…

The membership of the Board of Podiatry Examiners shall include one lay member who is a user of the services regulated by the board. The term lay member who is a user refers to a person who is not licensed by the board but where practical uses the service licensed, and the meanin…

Any podiatrist whose license has been suspended or revoked may be reinstated or have a new license issued if warranted at the discretion of the Board of Podiatry Examiners. The podiatrist shall pay all costs of the proceedings resulting in the suspension or revocation of license …

The Board of Podiatry Examiners is empowered to commence actions for injunction for violation of this chapter or regulations made hereunder as an alternate to criminal proceedings. The commencement of one proceeding by the board constitutes an election. Source: SL 1972, ch 15 , §…

Every two years each person licensed to practice podiatry in this state shall provide the Board of Podiatry Examiners evidence that the person has attended or participated in continuing education in podiatry and related subjects as required by the board by rule. The board shall p…

The State Board of Podiatry Examiners by rule pursuant to chapter 1-26 shall regulate the use of laser or ionizing radiation for the purpose of cutting or otherwise altering human tissue for diagnostic, palliative, or therapeutic purposes within the scope of practice defined by §…

The Board of Podiatry Examiners shall elect from its members a president and a secretary-treasurer. The board shall, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , promulgate the rules consistent with the laws of this state as may be necessary for the licensure, examination, revocation, and suspensi…

All money coming into the custody of the Board of Podiatry Examiners each calendar month shall be paid by the board to the state treasurer on or before the tenth day of the next month. The state treasurer shall credit the money to the South Dakota Board of Podiatry Examiners acco…

The Board of Podiatry Examiners shall continue within the Department of Health, and shall retain all its prescribed functions, including administrative functions. The board shall submit such records, information, and reports in the form and at such times as required by the secret…

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to advertise or practice podiatric medicine without first obtaining from the Board of Podiatry Examiners a license and an annual license renewal. Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0803; SL 1959, ch 131 , § 4; SL 1977, ch 190 , § 155; SL 2018, ch 22…

This chapter shall not apply to any person otherwise licensed in this state to do any of the acts defined in § 36-8-1 as constituting the practice of podiatry, and shall not include the fitting, recommending, or sale of corrective shoes, arch supports, or medical or mechanical ap…

The board may issue a license to a qualified person who is not licensed as a podiatrist in this state and who is not exempted under the provisions of § 36-8-12 , if the applicant: (1) Is at least eighteen years of age and of good moral character; (2) Possesses a doctor of podiatr…

The Board of Podiatry Examiners shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to establish an application fee not to exceed five hundred dollars to obtain a license for the practice of podiatry in this state. Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0806; SL 1959, ch 131 , § 7; SL 1971, ch 21…