A primary care provider must:

1. (1) Have an approved and signed medical assistance provider agreement with the department under chapter 67:16:33;
2. (2) Have an approved and signed primary care provider addendum to the provider agreement with the department under this chapter; and

3. (3) Be licensed as a physician, osteopath, physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner, or certified nurse midwife by the state in which the practitioner is located or be a rural health clinic, a federally qualified health care center, a tribal provider with a contract under public law 93-638, or an Indian Health Service clinic and have agreed to provide primary health care services under this chapter. Nothing in this section authorizes any primary care provider to practice beyond the scope of the provider's license.

   Cross-References: Licensing requirements for physicians and osteopaths, SDCL ch 36-4; Licensing requirements for physician assistants, SDCL ch 36-4A; Licensing requirements for certified nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwifes, SDCL ch 36-9A; Certification and approval of rural health clinics and federally qualified health care centers, 42 C.F.R. § 491.

Source: 20 SDR 135, effective February 22, 1994; 26 SDR 168, effective July 1, 2000; 30 SDR 115, effective February 4, 2004; 46 SDR 50, effective October 10, 2019; 47 SDR 38, effective October 6, 2020.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1 (1)(2)(4) .

Prior versions effective: 2019-10-10, 2004-02-04.