A board member who:

1. (1) Is personally related to a party involved in a contested case proceeding or disciplinary action by two degrees of consanguinity;
2. (2) Has a direct financial interest in a party involved in a contested case proceeding or disciplinary action through employment or by contract;
3. (3) Directly supervises and is responsible for peer review of a party involved in a contested case proceeding or disciplinary action;
4. (4) Or has a spouse employed by or directly contracts with a party involved in a contested case proceeding or disciplinary action; may not participate in the proceeding or action concerning that party. The member shall make an oral statement of recusal on the record at the initiation of the hearing. A recused member may not participate in board discussions or decision-making regarding that contested case proceeding or disciplinary action.

Source: 41 SDR 180, effective May 21, 2015.

General Authority: SDCL 36-4-35 , 36-4A-42 , 36-4B-35 , 36-10-36 , 36-10B-3 , 36-29-17 , 36-31-13 , 36-36-12.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-4-27 , 36-4-28 , 36-4-29 , 36-4-30 , 36-4-32 , 36-4A-37 , 36-4A-38 , 36-4A-39 , 36-4A-40 , 36-4B-28 , 36-4B-31 , 36-4B-32 , 36-4B-33 , 36-10-38 , 36-10-39 , 36-10-40 , 36-10-41 , 36-10-44 , 36-10-45 , 36-10-46 , 36-10-49 , 36-10B-13 , 36-10B-14 , 36-29-18 , 36-29-19 , 36-29-20 , 36-29-21 , 36-29-22 , 36-29-25 , 36-29-26 , 36-29-27 , 36-31-14 , 36-31-15 , 36-31-16 , 36-31-17 , 36-31-18 , 36-31-21 , 36-31-22 , 36-36-6 , 36-36-13.