A physician assistant who is not exempt from the requirement to pratice under a collaborative agreement pursuant to SDCL chapter 36-4A-1.2, shall use a form approved by the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners to create the agreement. The agreement must contain the content required in SDCL subdivision 36-4A-1.1(2), and other information as may be required by the board.

If a physician assistant, practicing without a collaborative agreement, is no longer certified by or fails to renew certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, the physician assistant, in order to continue practicing, must have a collaborative agreement as set forth in SDCL 36-4A-1.1, and this section.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 34 SDR 93, effective October 17, 2007 ; 52 SDR 44, effective November 3, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-4A-42 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-4A-1.1 , 36-4A-1.2 .

Prior versions effective: 2007-10-17.