Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth in South Dakota?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — they allow telehealth care only by a provider fully licensed in South Dakota (or employed by a listed facility) and subject to the licensing board's rules, but say nothing specific about the pre-treatment exam.
Any health care professional treating a patient in the state through telehealth shall be fully licensed to practice in the state or employed by a licensed health care facility, an accredited prevention or treatment facility, a community support provider, a nonprofit mental health center, or a licensed child welfare agency under §36-32-76; and subject to any rule adopted by the applicable South Dakota licensing body.
S.D. Codified Laws §34-52-2 · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related South Dakota rules
"Telehealth," the use of secure electronic information, imaging, and communication technologies by a health care professional to deliver health care services to a patient, including interactive audio-video, interactive audio with store and forward, store-and-forward technology, and remote patient monitoring.
S.D. Codified Laws §34-52-1(5) · verified Sep 3, 2026
"Originating site," a site where a patient is located at the time health care services are delivered to the patient via telehealth.
S.D. Codified Laws §34-52-1(3) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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