<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.s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0 { 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.s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000003 { 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="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:32:01"><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000000">20:38:32:01</span></a><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000001">.  Examination required.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> A</span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">n</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> applicant for admission to examination shall pay the required </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">examination </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">fee to the appropriate organization or vendor prior to admission to the examination.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">    </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">An e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">xamination vendor may be used to administer </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">an </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">examination. </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">The p</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">olicies and procedures of the examination vendor </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> be followed in accordance with the vendor's agreement with the board. Examination results </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> be reported as either pass or fail, treated as confidential</span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> and transmitted </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">electronically</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> to the examinee </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">using a method determined by the board office</span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">    Cheating or other violation of examination security provisions will result in automatic failure of the examination. No person may review any portion of any examination.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">    </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">An applicant must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> pass a</span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">n</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> examination on South Dakota licensure laws prior to licensure.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> The examination must be administered using an electronic format.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">    An examinee seeking an accommodation for a disability shall make a request of the examination vendor with sufficient notice to enable arrangements for the accommodation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">    </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> 26 SDR 9, effective July 29, 1999; 30 SDR 204, effective June 24, 2004; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:17:01"><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000003">20:38:17:01</span></a><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012</span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024</span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">    </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-22"><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000003">36-18A-22</span></a><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">    </span><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-25"><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000003">36-18A-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-31"><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000003">36-18A-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-33"><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0-000003">36-18A-33</span></a><span class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5190e787-e069-481d-a7de-44f0d498b8e0000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>