<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.s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0 { 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.s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000003 { 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="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:71:01:02"><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000000">44:71:01:02</span></a><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000001">.  Eligible health professional defined.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0"> For the purposes of this article, the term, eligible health professional, means </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">an individual who:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">    (1)  Is licensed in this state as a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">dietitian, nutritionist, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, occupational therapist, </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">emergency medical technician-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">paramedic, pharmacist, physical therapist, respiratory </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">care practitioner</span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">, speech</span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">-language pathologist</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">dental hygienist, or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">healthcare social worker, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">or is a </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">certified medical laboratory professional or certified radiologic technologist</span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">    (</span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">2</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">)  </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">Agrees to p</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">rovide full-time services within </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0"> professional field in an employing </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">eligible rural health care </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">facility</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0"> for a minimum period of three years</span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">    (</span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">3</span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">)  Has no encumbrance or pending disciplinary action upon the license or certificate at the time of entering into a rural healthcare facility recruitment assistance agreement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">    </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0"> 39 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2012; 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016</span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">; 49 SDR 130, effective July 4, 2023</span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">    </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12G-12"><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000003">34-12G-12</span></a><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">    </span><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12G-12"><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0-000003">34-12G-12</span></a><span class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e9c97-210d-4188-8048-488535094bd7000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>