What can a practitioner in South Dakota be disciplined for?
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Under the section headed Acts considered unprofessional conduct, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, as used in the chapter, includes all advertising of medical business in which untruthful or improbable statements are made or which are calculated to mislead or deceive the public; conviction of any criminal offense of the grade of felony, or of a criminal offense arising out of the practice of medicine; and habits of intemperance or drug addiction calculated, in the opinion of the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners, to affect the licensee's practice of the profession.
S.D. Codified Laws §36-4-30(5)–(7) (Acts considered unprofessional conduct) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Any person who practices medicine, osteopathy, or any of the branches thereof without a license, certificate, or permit issued by the board is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws §36-4-8 · verified Sep 3, 2026
The Board of Examiners may cancel, revoke, suspend, or limit the license, resident license, or certificate of any physician or surgeon issued under this chapter upon satisfactory proof by a preponderance of the evidence in compliance with chapter 1-26 of such a licensee's, resident licensee's, or certificate holder's professional incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, or proof of a violation of this chapter in any respect. However, the board may not base a finding of unprofessional or dishonorable conduct solely on the basis that a licensee, resident licensee, or certificate holder practices chelation therapy.
S.D. Codified Laws §36-4-29 · verified Sep 3, 2026
The term, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, as used in this chapter includes conviction of any criminal offense of the grade of felony, any conviction of a criminal offense arising out of the practice of medicine or osteopathy, or one in connection with any criminal offense involving moral turpitude.
S.D. Codified Laws §36-4-30(6) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The term, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, as used in this chapter includes prescribing intoxicants, narcotics, barbiturates, or other habit-forming drugs to any person in quantities and under circumstances making it apparent to the board that the prescription was not made for legitimate medicinal purposes.
S.D. Codified Laws §36-4-30(9) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The term, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, as used in this chapter includes habits of intemperance or drug addiction, calculated in the opinion of the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners to affect the licensee's practice of the profession.
S.D. Codified Laws §36-4-30(7) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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