Section 34-52-2 - Treatment of patients through telehealth--Requirements

34-52-2. Treatment of patients through telehealth--Requirements.Any health care professional treating a patient in the state through telehealth shall be:(1)Fully licensed to practice in the state or employed by a licensed health care facility, an accredited prevention or treatment facility, a community support provider, a nonprofit mental health center, or a licensed child welfare agency under §36-32-76; and(2)Subject to any rule adopted by the applicable South Dakota licensing body.Consultation between a resident health care professional and a nonresident health care professional under this chapter is governed by §36-2-9. Source: SL 2019, ch 156, §2; SL 2020, ch 165, § 49.