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Psychiatric certification in South Dakota Criminal Law

Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session

In South Dakota criminal law, “Psychiatric certification” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the South Dakota criminal code.

What does “Psychiatric certification” mean in South Dakota criminal law?

(2) "Psychiatric certification," a credential obtained by passing the psychiatric-mental health nursing board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center; and (3) "Telehealth," a mode of delivering healthcare services that utilizes information and communication technologies to enable the diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of patients at a distance from health care providers. (SDCL § 23A-50-1)

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