<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.s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0 { 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.s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003 { 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="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:49:06:01"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000000">20:49:06:01</span></a><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000001">.  Reciprocal licensure.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">To obtain</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> reciprocal licensure as a nursing facility administrator</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">, an applicant must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> submit the following</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> to the Board of Nursing Facility Administrators</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    (1)  A completed application form and a nonrefundable fee of </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">three hundred ninety dollars</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    (2)  Certified transcripts verifying completion of at least an associate</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">'s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> degree;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    (3)  Verification of completion of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">        (a)  An administrator-in-training program within four years preceding the date of application;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">        (b)  A practicum in long term care 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; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">        (c)  Six consecutive months of service as an administrator of a licensed nursing facility within four years preceding the date of application;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    (4)  A copy of the applicant's driver license or equivalent birth verification;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    (5)  Three letters of recommendation from professional references not related to the applicant by kinship or marriage;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    (6)  Verification of passage of the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> 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="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> administered by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    (7)  Verification of passage of the state examination provided by the board covering the rules of the Department of Health that govern nursing facilities within four years preceding the date of application; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    (8)  A certified letter verifying the nursing facility administrator license, or equivalent license, and status of </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">t</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">h</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> license from the board in each state or other political subdivision of the United States in which the applicant is or has been licensed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">If an applicant for reciprocal licensure has had action taken against a license as a nursing facility administrator, or equivalent license, the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">board may deny a license to the </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">applicant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 86, effective June 27, 1976; 6 SDR 66, effective January 9, 1980; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 90, effective January 22, 1987; 17 SDR 171, effective May 16, 1991; 22 SDR 74, effective November 27, 1995; 24 SDR 21, effective August 24, 1997; 27 SDR 61, effective December 24, 2000; 36 SDR 27, effective August 25, 2009; SL 2014, ch 186, §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">40, effective July 1, 2014; 46 SDR 75, effective December 4, 2019</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">; 50 SDR 71, effective December 18, 2023</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-9"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-10"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-11"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-12"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-14"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-14</span></a><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-9"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-10"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-11"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-12"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-28-14"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">36-28-14</span></a><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">    </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> </span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">Nursing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> facilities, art</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">icle</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73"><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">44:</span><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0-000003">73</span></a><span class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s212d17a7-873a-4c6e-a11b-9e4eaefc864b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>