<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.sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acP0 { 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.sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">    (3)  </span><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">Not be employed as the director of nursing in a nursing facility</span><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090ac000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">    </span><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0"> </span><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">52 SDR 24, effective September 8, 2025</span><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">    </span><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0-000003">36-9-21</span></a><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">    </span><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-3"><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0-000003">36-9-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">(11)(12), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0-000003">36-9-21</span></a><span class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acC0">(5).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfd199342-d54d-4012-bca8-d044d32090ac000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>