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Spotlight on State: South Dakota
This is part of a series of summaries that highlight notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform of all 50 states. Check back on The Source as we roll out additional states each week. See South Dakota page. South Dakota has been active in regulating prescription drug pricing and transparency. The state enacted a law to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist for providing cost-sharing information on the amount a covered individual may pay for a particular prescription drug. The legislature also passed legislation that requires health carriers [...]
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S.D. Codified Laws §§ 34-12E-1 through 34-12E-13: Disclosure of Health Care Charges
Provides all fees and charges for health care procedures shall be disclosed by a health care provider or facility upon request of a patient. Any hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 34-12 shall report annually to the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations the charge information as described in § 34-12E-13 for that hospital's All Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Groups for which that hospital had at least ten cases during the twelve months preceding the report. The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations shall develop a web-based system, available to the public at no cost, for [...]
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S.D. Codified Laws §§ 34-52-1 through 34-52-8: Telehealth Utilization by Health Care Professionals
Statutes contain provisions on telehealth.
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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4A-1. Definition of terms: Physician Assistants
Definition section for Physician Assistants chapter.
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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4A-1.1 Practice agreement defined: Physician Assistants
The term, practice agreement, as used in this chapter, means a written agreement authored and signed by the physician assistant and the supervising physician. The practice agreement shall prescribe the delegated activities which the physician assistant may perform, consistent with § 36-4A-26.1 and contain such other information as required by the board to describe the physician assistant's level of competence and the supervision provided by the physician. See definition section S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4A-1.
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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4A-26.1. Physician assistant as agent of supervising physician–Provision of services delegated in practice agreement: Physician Assistants
A physician assistant shall be considered an agent of the supervising physician in the performance of all practice-related activities. See definition section S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4A-1.
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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4A-29. Physician supervision–Methods: Physician Assistants
The physician, by supervision, continuous monitoring, and evaluation accepts initial and continuing responsibility for the physician assistant or assistants responsible to the physician until such relationship is terminated. See definition section S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4A-1.
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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-9-1. Definition of terms: Registered and Practical Nurses
Definition section for Registered and Practical Nurses chapter.