Chiropractors shall fully cooperate and respond promptly in writing to any complaint filed with the board or the ethics committee and to any inquiry from the board or the ethics committee to the chiropractor. Each chiropractor shall report all acts of suspected dishonesty or incompetence or illegal activities involving other chiropractors to the investigator for the board. Each chiropractor shall report in writing to the board or the ethics committee any claim of malpractice or claim of dishonesty known to the chiropractor to be pending and the name and address of the plaintiff, plaintiff's attorney, location of court file, and general nature of any lawsuit pending against the chiropractor in which any claim of malpractice or dishonesty is made. All such matters shall be reported within 30 days after the service of process in the lawsuit or within 30 days after the chiropractor has knowledge of the existence of such claims, whichever is sooner.
S.D. Admin. R. 20:41:09:04
General Authority: SDCL 36-5-4, 36-5-21(4).
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-5-1, 36-5-2, 36-5-4, 36-5-14.2, 36-5-15.2(3), 36-5-16, 36-5-21(4).