36-9B-1. Medical assistant defined. For the purposes of this chapter, a medical assistant is a professional multiskilled person who assists in all aspects of medical practice under the responsibility and direct supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine in the State of South Dakota. A medical assistant assists with patient care management, executes administrative and clinical procedures, and performs managerial and supervisory functions over unlicensed personnel.
Source: SL 1991, ch 304, § 1.