<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.scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0 { 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.scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:02:04.03"><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000000">20:50:02:04.03</span></a><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000001">.  Licensure by endorsement.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> An applicant for licensure by endorsement </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> submit the application </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">and fingerprints required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:02:02"><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000002">20:50:02:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> and pay the application fee for initial licensure pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:02:03.01"><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000002">20:50:02:03.01</span></a><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">. The application must be supported by written evidence satisfactory to the South Dakota Board of Optometry that the applicant:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">    (1)  </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">Is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> licensed in good standing to practice optometry in a state or territory under </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">United States</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> jurisdiction that required passage of a written, entry-level examination </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">at the time of initial licensure;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">    (2)  </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">Has either passed the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease examination or is authorized to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">    (3)  Ha</span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> been engaged in the practice of optometry for at least five consecutive years immediately preceding application under this section</span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">    The </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">applicant shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> request any optometry licensing agency of any </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">United States</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed</span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> or has ever been licensed to practice optometry</span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> to provide reports directly to the </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">South Dakota Board of Examiners in Optometry</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> describing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> the applicant's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> current standing and any past or pending actions taken with respect to the applicant's authority to practice optometry in those jurisdictions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">    </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 21 SDR 35, effective August 30, 1994; 31 SDR 101, effective January 19, 2005; 32 SDR 225, effective July 5, 2006; 34 SDR 323, effective July 2, 2008</span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">; 46 SDR 119, effective May 4, 2020; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022; 52 SDR 2, effective July 20, 2025</span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">    </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000002">36-7-15</span></a><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">(2)</span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">    </span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-12.2"><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000002">36-7-12.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-13"><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000002">36-7-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0-000002">36-7-15</span></a><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">(5)</span><span class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scb19bbc9-dec2-4167-9ddd-2092126bfb27000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>