<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.s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0 { 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.s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000003 { 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="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:02:06"><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000000">20:50:02:06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001">.  National </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001">b</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001">oard </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001">e</span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001">xamin</span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001">ations</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001"> required.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">To obtain licensure, an applicant must pass the following examinations</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> certified by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry</span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">    (1)  Part I, Applied Basic Science;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">    (2)  Part II, Patient Assessment and Management;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">    (3)  Part III, Patient Encounters and Performance Skills; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">    (4)  Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease</span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">    The</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> application </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">indicate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> when the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> applicant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> took the examinations. The </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">applicant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> must have passed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> the examinations</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">no more than</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> five years before the date of </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">application, unless the applicant is licensed in another United States jurisdiction and is seeking licensure by endorsement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">    </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 17 SDR 199, effective June 30, 1991; 46 SDR 119, effective May 4, 2020</span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022; 52 SDR 2, effective July 20, 2025</span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">    </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000003">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">(2)</span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">    </span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-11"><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000003">36-7-</span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000003">11</span></a><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">(6)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-12.1"><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000003">36-7-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0-000003">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">(5)</span><span class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7180fdef-0e42-4303-b354-cf61b71de2d2000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>