<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.s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173P0 { 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.s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000004 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:59:01:02"><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000000">20:59:01:02</span></a><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000001">.  Application form</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000001"> and fees</span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0"> </span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">An application for initial social work licensure or a renewal of a social work license must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0"> be made on a form provided by the board</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0"> and accompanied by the fees required pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:59:01:10"><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000002">20:59:01:10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:59:01:10.01"><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000002">20:59:01:10.01</span></a><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">    </span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000004">An application is not complete until the required documentation and fees are received by the board. The board must consider an application withdrawn if it remains incomplete one year after its initial submission</span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000004">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">    </span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0"> 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:59:01:05"><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000002">20:59:01:05</span></a><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">    </span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-29"><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000002">36-26-29</span></a><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">    </span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-19"><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000002">36-26-</span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000002">19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-32"><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000002">36-26-</span><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0-000002">32</span></a><span class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a8e79a1-f74f-4aca-b8de-c317e984a173000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>