<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:78:03:12 Reciprocity.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:78:03:12"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:78:03:12 Reciprocity."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @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> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:78:03:12.&nbsp;&nbsp;Reciprocity.</b> An applicant who holds a valid medical license issued by another state may be licensed by reciprocity in South Dakota under the provisions of SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-19">36-4-19</A> only if the applicant has completed a residency program in the United States or Canada; has passed one of the following licensure examinations within the time and manner required by SDCL 36-4-17 and 36-4-17.1, as applicable: examination administered by any state medical licensing board, the Federal Licensure Examination, National Board of Medical Examiners Endorsement of Certification, Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination - USA, Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, or the United States Medical Licensing Examination; has not had any allegations of misconduct or proceedings instituted for the cancellation, conditioning, suspension or revocation of the applicant's license in any state; and completion of a state and federal criminal background investigation.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 40 SDR 129, effective January 20, 2014.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-11">36-4-11</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-35">36-4-35.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-11">36-4-11</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-11.1">36-4-11.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-12.2">36-4-12.2</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-17">36-4-17</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-19">36-4-19</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-19.1">36-4-19.1.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>