<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.sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bP0 { 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.sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000003 { 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="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:61:04:03"><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000000">20:61:04:03</span></a><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000001">.  Educational requirements--Structure.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0"> </span><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">The program must have a minimum of one hundred and fourteen didactic hours and one hundred and ninety</span><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">-</span><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">six clinical hours. A written examination must be included at the conclusion of the program to prove competency</span><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">    </span><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0"> </span><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">52 SDR 18, effective August 25, 2025</span><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">    </span><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-35"><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000003">36-4B-35</span></a><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">    </span><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-18.2"><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0-000003">36-4B-18.2</span></a><span class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb67640c8-5739-49bf-953e-891424785d9b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>