CHAPTER 20:38:28
LICENSURE AND ENROLLMENT
Section
20:38:28:01 Certificate.
20:38:28:02 Late renewal.
20:38:28:03 Inactive or retired status.
20:38:28:01. Certificates. Upon satisfaction of all requirements for licensure as a professional, enrollment as an intern, or licensure as a business entity, the executive director shall provide the applicant with a numbered certificate indicating the type of license or enrollment and the issue or expiration date. The board may provide the certificate in an electronic format.
A certificate of enrollment as an intern does not authorize the enrollee to practice as a licensed professional or to imply that a professional title is held.
Source: 26 SDR 9, effective July 29, 1999; 33 SDR 70, effective June 20, 2006; transferred from § 20:38:18:01, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024.
General Authority: SDCL 36-18A-22(1).
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-18A-25, 36-18A-36.
20:38:28:02. Late renewal. Within three years from the date of expiration, the board may accept a late renewal if the expired license holder pays the late renewal penalty fee, the biennial renewal fee, meets continuing professional development requirements, and passes a take-home examination covering South Dakota laws and ethics. A business entity must only pay the late renewal fee and the biennial renewal fee. After three years from the date of expiration, an individual or business entity must submit a new application for licensure. A person shall not practice or offer to practice as a professional during the period of licensure expiration.
Source: 26 SDR 9, effective July 29, 1999; 29 SDR 95, effective January 6, 2003; 33 SDR 70, effective June 20, 2006; 34 SDR 107, effective October 31, 2007; transferred from § 20:38:18:02, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012.
General Authority: SDCL 36-18A-22(2).
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-18A-22(2), 36-18A-42, 36-18A-52.
20:38:28:03. Inactive or retired status. Upon licensee request, the board may grant inactive or retired status if the following criteria are met:
(1) The person no longer practices the profession or offers to practice the profession;
(2) The person has not had a professional license revoked in any state; and
(3) The required fees are paid.
A person maintaining inactive status may apply for license reactivation if the person, consistent with the requirements of SDCL 36-18A-42, meets all current requirements for licensure renewal, pays the application fee and passes a take-home examination covering South Dakota laws and ethics.
Source: 26 SDR 9, effective July 29, 1999; 33 SDR 70, effective June 20, 2006; 34 SDR 107, effective October 31, 2007; transferred from § 20:38:18:03, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024.
General Authority: SDCL 36-18A-40.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-18A-40, 36-18A-42, 36-18A-43.
