<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.sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0 { 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.sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003 { 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="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:03:06"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000000">20:48:03:06</span></a><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000001">.  Examination results -- Retaking examination.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0"> The board shall notify the applicant of the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">applicant's licensure </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">examination results. </span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">Results must be reported as pass or fail. An applicant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0"> who fail</span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0"> the examination may </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">apply to the board to </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">retake the examination not more often than once in any </span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">forty-five</span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">-day period</span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">. The board may approve an applicant to retake the examination if the applicant:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">    (1)  Applies on the form provided by the board, pursuant to </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:03:01"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003">20:48:03:01</span></a><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">    (2)  Pays the applicable fee prescribed in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:06:01"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003">20:48:06:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:06:02"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003">20:48:06:02</span></a><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">    </span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 3 SDR 35, effective November 11, 1976; 4 SDR 26, effective November 1, 1977; 6 SDR 88, effective March 3, 1980; 9 SDR 67, effective December 5, 1982; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 175, effective May 28, 1987; 15 SDR 33, effective August 30, 1988; 20 SDR 143, effective December 26, 1993; 31 SDR 26, effective September 8, 2004</span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">; 53 SDR 8, effective August 3, 2026</span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">    </span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003">36-9-21</span></a><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">(1).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">    </span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-29"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003">36-9-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-31"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003">36-9-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-35"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003">36-9-35</span></a><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">(1)(2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-38"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003">36-9-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-43"><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0-000003">36-9-43</span></a><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">(1)(2)</span><span class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sefa615eb-eab4-4015-a83d-bac018a49426000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>