CHAPTER 20:64:02
LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Section
20:64:02:01 Examination.
20:64:02:02 Application for licensure by reciprocity.
20:64:02:03 Limited permit.
20:64:02:04 Renewal of license.
20:64:02:05 Fees.
20:64:02:01. Examination. The examination approved by the board is the certification examination of the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy.
Source: 14 SDR 72, effective November 23, 1987; 22 SDR 61, effective November 5, 1995; 42 SDR 146, effective May 5, 2016.
General Authority: SDCL 36-31-13.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-31-6.
20:64:02:02. Application for licensure by reciprocity. An applicant for licensure by reciprocity as provided in SDCL 36-31-8 must file an application with the board on forms provided by the board. The applicant must submit a certified copy of the applicant's current valid license from another state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States, together with a copy of the application for licensure in that state, district, or territory.
Source: 14 SDR 72, effective November 23, 1987.
General Authority:SDCL 36-31-13.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-31-8.
20:64:02:03. Limited permit. An applicant for a limited permit to practice occupational therapy must file an application with the board on forms provided by the board and must submit written evidence that the applicant has completed the education and experience requirements of SDCL chapter 36-31 and is scheduled to write the next certification examination of the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy. The fee for a limited permit prescribed by § 20:64:02:05 must be filed with the application. If the holder of a limited permit is notified by the board that the holder has failed the examination, the permit is invalid on the date the notice is received by the holder; and the holder must immediately return the permit to the board. An application for a one-time renewal of the limited permit shall be submitted to the board on forms provided by the board together with the prescribed limited permit fee and evidence that the applicant is scheduled to write the next certification examination of the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy. The holder of a limited permit shall maintain on file with the board a current statement providing the name and address of any person or institution that employs the holder during the period the permit remains in force.
Source: 14 SDR 72, effective November 23, 1987; 22 SDR 61, effective November 5, 1995; 42 SDR 146, effective May 5, 2016.
General Authority: SDCL 36-31-13.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-31-5.
20:64:02:04. Renewal of license. A notice for renewal of license shall be sent by the board to the last known address of each current licensee prior to the date of expiration of the license as provided by SDCL 36-31-11. Failure to receive the notice for renewal of license does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility for renewing the license and paying the renewal fee on time.
Source: 14 SDR 72, effective November 23, 1987.
General Authority:SDCL 36-31-13.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-31-11.
20:64:02:05. Fees. The following fees for licensure as an occupational therapist shall be charged:
(1) An applicant applying for the initial license shall pay a fee of $50;
(2) An applicant applying for annual renewal of a license shall pay a fee of $50;
(3) An applicant applying for renewal of license after the license has lapsed shall pay an additional fee of $25; and
(4) An applicant applying for a limited permit shall pay a fee of $25.
Source: 14 SDR 72, effective November 23, 1987; 23 SDR 70, effective November 11, 1996.
General Authority:SDCL 36-31-12.
