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and speech pathology services. Payment may be made for audiological testing and speech-language pathology services if provided by a physician, a clinical audiologist licensed under SDCL chapter 36-24, a speech-language pathologist licensed under SDCL chapter 36-37, or a speech-language pathology assistant licensed under SDCL chapter 36-37. Covered services are limited to services provided by a physician or by the clinical audiologist, speech-language pathologist, or speech-language pathology assistant if the patient has a written referral from a physician or other licensed practitioner and the services are necessary to diagnose or treat a medical problem. Any service provided by a speech-language pathology assistant shall be billed by the supervising speech-language pathologist.
Source: 13 SDR 8, effective August 3, 1986; 16 SDR 234, effective July 2, 1990; 19 SDR 165, effective May 3, 1993; 23 SDR 38, effective September 26, 1996; 34 SDR 68, effective September 12, 2007; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017.