20:50:06:01Minimum office equipment.
Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
A licensed optometrist's office must contain the following equipment, maintained in good condition: (1) Ophthalmic chair and instrument unit; (2) Retinoscope; (3) Direct ophthalmoscope; (4) Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope; (5) Phoropter; (6) Keratometer; (7) Trial lens set; (8) Trial frame; (9) Transilluminator; (10) Projector chart or other luminous acuity chart; (11) Biomicroscope; (12) Instrument to evaluate intraocular pressure; (13) Permanent patient record system; (14) Visual fields instrument; (15) Color vision test equipment; and (16) Sanitary lavatory basin.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 34 SDR 101, effective October 18, 2007; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022; 52 SDR 2, effective July 20, 2025.
General Authority
- SDCL 36-7-15 ↗Amended by HB1028 (2022) — update certain provisions related to the licensure of optometrists.
Law Implemented
- SDCL 36-7-25 ↗Amended by HB1028 (2022) — update certain provisions related to the licensure of optometrists.