<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.se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0 { 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.se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003 { 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="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:49:04:01"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000000">20:49:04:01</span></a><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000001">.  Requirements for initial licensure.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">To obtain </span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">licensure as a nursing facility administrator</span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">, an applicant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> </span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">must submit the following to the Board of Nursing Facility Administrators</span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    (1)  A completed application form and a nonrefundable fee of </span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">three hundred ninety dollars, which shall be annually prorated based on application date and the biennial license renewal date</span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    (2)  Certified transcripts verifying completion of at least an associate</span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">'s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> degree;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    (3)  Verification of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">        (a)  Completion of an administrator-in-training program within four years preceding the date of application; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">        (b)  Completion of a practicum in long term healthcare administration from a higher education institution accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation within four years preceding the date of application;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    (4)  A copy of the applicant's driver license or equivalent birth verification;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    (5)  Three letters of recommendation from professional references not related to the applicant by kinship or marriage;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    (6)  Verification of passage</span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">, within four years preceding the date of application,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> of the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> or the Core of Knowledge Examination for Long Term Care Administrators and the Nursing Home Administrators Line of Service Examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> administered by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Board</span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">s</span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    (7)  Verification of passage of the state examination approved by the board covering the rules of the Department of Health that govern nursing facilities within four years preceding the date of application.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    </span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 86, effective June 27, 1976; 6 SDR 66, effective January 9, 1980; 8 SDR 24, effective September 16, 1981; 8 SDR 166, effective June 15, 1982; 9 SDR 108, effective February 21, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 17 SDR 171, effective May 16, 1991; 22 SDR 74, effective November 27, 1995; 27 SDR 61, effective December 24, 2000; 36 SDR 27, effective August 25, 2009; SL 2014, ch 186, §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> </span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">35, effective July 1, 2014; 46 SDR 75, effective December 4, 2019</span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">; 50 SDR 71, effective December 18, 2023</span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    </span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-9"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003">36-28-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-10"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003">36-28-10</span></a><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-11"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003">36-28-11</span></a><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-12"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003">36-28-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-15"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003">36-28-15</span></a><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">    </span><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-9"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003">36-28-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-10"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003">36-28-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-11"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003">36-28-11</span></a><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-12"><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0-000003">36-28-12</span></a><span class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se107fe26-aa54-4e5e-9e1c-7633f79f4b4b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>