<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.sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fP0 { 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.sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018f000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fP0-000004 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 115.0%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:02:07"><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000000">67</span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000000">:</span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000000">61</span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000000">:</span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000000">02</span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000000">:</span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000000">07</span></a><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000001">.  Extension of accreditation period.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> The </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> may extend</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">the period of accreditation to accommodate </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> on-site scheduling delays. No extension </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">may</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> exceed a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">period of one year beyond the certificate expiration date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">    </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> SDR </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">, effective </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">    </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">    </span><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018fP0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8577ffe-43b7-4fd7-8fff-f0229d4c018f000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>