South Dakota § 34-23A-59.1 - Licensed professionals required at pregnancy help centers.
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§ 34-23A-59.1. Licensed professionals required at pregnancy help centers.
Any pregnancy help center listed on the Department of Health registry of pregnancy help centers prior to January 1, 2012, shall, beginning on January 1, 2013, have available either on staff or pursuant to a collaborative agreement, a licensed counselor, or licensed psychologist, or licensed certified social worker, or licensed social worker, or licensed nurse, or licensed marriage and family therapist, or a licensed physician to meet privately with the pregnant mother to provide the counseling and meeting required by §§ 34-23A-53 to 34-23A-59.2, inclusive. Any pregnancy help center placed on the state registry on or after January 1, 2012, shall have one or more such licensed professionals available on staff or pursuant to collaborative agreement for such purposes beginning on January 1, 2012.
Source: SL 2012, ch 186, § 8; SL 2016, ch 179, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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