<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:62:02:02 Application for licensure.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:62:02:02"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:62:02:02 Application for licensure."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:62:02:02.&nbsp;&nbsp;Application for licensure.</b> An applicant for licensure as a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife shall file with the Board of Nursing an application containing the following:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Evidence that the applicant has completed an approved educational program that meets the requirements of &#167;&nbsp;20:62:02:01.01</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. An applicant who does not meet the requirements in &#167;&nbsp;20:62:02:01.01 who holds an active, unencumbered license as a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife in another state may request review of educational qualifications to meet licensure qualifications in this state;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;An official transcript documenting date of completion, credential received, advanced practice registered nurse role and population focus area, completion of 500 clinical hours in the role and population focus area, and completion of advanced graduate level courses in physiology and pathophysiology, health and physical assessment, and pharmacology</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;Evidence that the applicant has passed </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>a nationally recognized certification examination approved by the board</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> which is specific to the applicant's </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>advanced </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>practice</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> registered nurse role and educational preparation,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and maintains current certification;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;The fee required </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>in</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> subdivision 20:62:01:11(1)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Evidence of holding an unencumbered South Dakota registered nurse license or privilege to practice;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;A set of fingerprints on a standard card provided by the board for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal background check through the Division of Criminal Investigation. An authorization and release form must be signed by the applicant authorizing the criminal background check and must accompany the application for licensure. A permanent license may not be issued until the criminal background check is complete; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;Verification of having completed one thousand forty practice hours as a licensed nurse practitioner or nurse midwife in the preceding five years; or submission of a collaborative agreement with a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or physician licensed in South Dakota for the applicant's first one thousand forty hours of practice. The collaborator shall hold an unencumbered license to practice and have a minimum of two years of licensed practice in a comparable area of practice as the applicant's role and educational preparation. Upon meeting the required one thousand forty hours of licensed practice, a licensee may submit evidence to the Board of Nursing to request inactivation of the agreement.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The title, Certified Nurse Practitioner, or Certified Nurse Midwife, shall be designated on the new license. For the certified nurse practitioner, the focus area of practice shall be designated on the renewal certificate and in the licensure verification database</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 9 SDR 126, effective April 13, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 179, effective June 26, 1996; 26 SDR 67, effective November 21, 1999; 43 SDR 57, effective October 20, 2016; 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-9A-41">36-9A-41.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-9A-4">36-9A-4</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-9A-9">36-9A-9</A>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 36-9A-9.1,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 36-9A-26</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, 36-9A-29</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>