<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.02:08"><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000000">20:48:04.02:08</span></a><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000001">.  Standards for approval of training programs for dialysis technicians.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> An institution or individual desiring to offer a training program for dialysis technicians must submit an application for approval to the board. The board shall approve a training program </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">application if the board determines the applicant has provided </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">proof that the program:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    (1)  </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">I</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">s based on the curriculum outlined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.02:09"><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000003">20:48:04.02:09</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> and includes no less than 80 hours of classroom instruction and an additional 200 hours of clinical or laboratory instruction;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">Is taught by</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> a registered nurse </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">who is licensed or has a privilege to practice </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">in South Dakota and has </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">at least </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">two years of clinical nursing experience and </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">at least</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> one year of experience in hemodialysis. A person </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">who is </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">licensed </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">or has a privilege to practice </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">as a practical nurse in South Dakota with </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">at least</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> two years of clinical nursing experience and </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">at least</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> one year experience in hemodialysis may assist in classroom instruction and serve as a preceptor in the clinical portion of the training program;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">Has a faculty-to-student</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> ratio </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">that </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">does not exceed 1:2 in the clinical setting. A 1:1 ratio is required for a skills performance evaluation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    (4)  </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">Has</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> tests for each unit in the curriculum, including a final test. A skills performance evaluation must be conducted;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    (5)  </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">Requires a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> score of 85 percent or greater on each unit test with an opportunity to retake each unit test one time without additional instruction. If the student fails a unit test a second time, additional instruction is required before further testing is allowed</span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    (6)  </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">Awards a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> completion certificate to a student who has successfully completed the program. The certificate must include the name and location of the </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">program</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">, the length of the program, the date of completion, the full name of the student who completed the program, the signature of the </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">registered nurse who taught the program</span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">, and the date the certificate was awarded; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    (7)  </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">Maintains</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> documentation of the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">        (a)  Each student enrolled in the program, including documentation of performance, and the date and reason the student withdrew or the date the student failed or completed the program;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">        (b)  Each individual teaching the program, including qualifications and nursing experience;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">        (c)  The curriculum plan and revisions;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">        (d)  Any test administered; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">        (e)  A list of graduates of the program who were awarded certificates and the date of the award.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    The institution or individual offering the training program shall submit an evaluation of the curriculum and program standards for compliance with this section to the board every two years in order to maintain approval.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> 24 SDR 165, effective June 1, 1998</span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">; 49 SDR 1, effective July 6, 2022</span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000003">36-9-21</span></a><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">    </span><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-3"><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000003">36-9-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-4"><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000003">36-9-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-4"><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000003">36-9-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0-000003">36-9-21</span></a><span class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3c3e504b-0cda-4c10-99fa-5c9334131bc3000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>