<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:62:02:01.01 Education requirements.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:62:02:01.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:62:02:01.01 Education requirements."> <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>20:62:02:01.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>E</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ducation </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>requirements</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> An applicant for licensure as a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife must file with the board a written application that contains evidence that the applicant has completed an advanced practice program in nursing that awards </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;or confers </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>a graduate degree</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, post graduate degree, or post graduate certificate, with a major in a role and population focus area of advanced nursing pratice,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and is accredited by a nationally recognized</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> nursing</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education. If the program does not have national accreditation, the program must</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>be board approved in order to meet licensure requirements.</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> 22 SDR 179, effective June 26, 1996; 28 SDR 92, effective December 31, 2001</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>; 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018</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;&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></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>