South Dakota § 36-7-24 - Disciplinary action--Grounds.
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§ 36-7-24. Disciplinary action--Grounds.
The board may, in compliance with chapter 1-26, impose disciplinary sanctions on an optometrist for:
(1) Conviction of a felony;
(2) Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, a license by fraudulent misrepresentation;
(3) Malpractice;
(4) Continued practice when knowingly having an infectious or contagious disease, or after sustaining a physical or mental disability that renders further practice potentially harmful or dangerous;
(5) Use of alcohol or other substances that renders the optometrist unfit to practice with reasonable skill and safety;
(6) Engaging in any procedure set forth in subdivision 36-7-1(9), prior to meeting the requirements of this chapter;
(7) Unprofessional conduct, as defined in § 36-7-25; or
(8) Failure to submit to or cooperate with a criminal background check requested by the board under § 36-7-12.2.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0707; SL 1951, ch 131, § 4; revised pursuant to SL 1972, ch 15, § 4; SL 2005, ch 199, § 19; SL 2009, ch 179, § 2; SL 2013, ch 173, § 4; SL 2022, ch 147, § 14; SL 2024, ch 155, § 4.
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