<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.s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0 { 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.s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000003 { 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="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:02:02"><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000000">20:50:02:02</span></a><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000001">.  Application for licensure.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0"> </span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">Each applicant for licensure shall apply to the board on prescribed forms. An applicant shall attest that the applicant has reviewed and agrees to comply with this state's optometry law and ethics</span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">    An applicant for licensure must submit a set of fingerprints on a standard card provided by the board for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal background check pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-12.2"><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000003">36-7-12.2</span></a><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">. The applicant must sign and submit a form authorizing the release of the applicant's criminal history to the board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">    An application must be completed within one year from the date the application is received by the board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">    </span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">    </span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000003">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">(2)</span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">    </span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-11"><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000003">36-7-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-12.2"><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000003">36-7-12</span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000003">.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0-000003">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">(5)</span><span class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2411b868-0b1e-4454-aa78-edaf6300c2d6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>