An Act to allow certain medical professionals to dispense ivermectin to persons with or without a prescription.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That chapter 34-20B be amended with a NEW SECTION:

A practitioner may, in accordance with accepted medical standards, dispense prescribe ivermectin to a person with or without a prior prescription.

A practitioner is prohibited from seeking personal financial benefit by participating in an incentive-based program that encourages therapeutic or product changes or the ordering of tests or services related to ivermectin.

A practitioner, upon dispensing ivermectin to a person, shall provide the person with an information sheet that must include the importance of follow-up care and health care referral information.