<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.sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261P0 { 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.sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000003 { 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="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:63:03:04"><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000000">20:63:03:04</span></a><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000001">.  Waiver of continuing education requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0"> </span><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0">The board may waive the annual continuing education requirements for an athletic trainer if the athletic trainer submits an affidavit to the board attesting that the athletic trainer was prevented from completing the requirements because of illness or undue hardship.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0">    </span><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0"> </span><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0">52 SDR 18, effective August 25, 2025</span><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0">    </span><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-19-17"><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000003">36-19-17</span></a><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0">    </span><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-29-14"><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0-000003">36-29-14</span></a><span class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0a1617a-31dd-4723-824b-6b8380aae261000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>