<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:47:03:03 General application requirements.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:47:03:03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:47:03:03 General application requirements."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:47:03:03.&nbsp;&nbsp;General application requirements.</b> Applicants for licensure or renewal of licensure must</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Submit an affidavit, with a photograph of the applicant attached, attesting to the applicant's qualifications as required by SDCL chapter <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4">36-4</A> and this article;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Submit a certificate of good moral character signed by two persons holding a license or certificate from this board, a similar board in another state, the District of Columbia, the National Board of Medical Examiners, or the National Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, who are not at the time of making the certificate under any charge or accusation which would be grounds for cancellation, suspension, or revocation of their license. The persons shall verify that they are personally acquainted with the applicant and know of the applicant's moral character;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;List all states in which the applicant is or has been licensed to practice medicine and state </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>whether the</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> license has ever been canceled, suspended, or revoked</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> or </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>whether</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> proceedings have ever been instituted against the applicant for cancellation, suspension, or revocation;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;State all places where the applicant has previously practiced medicine and give the time of the practice;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;State whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any criminal offense, exclusive of misdemeanor traffic violations, or </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>whether</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> any prosecution against the applicant in any court for a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude is pending;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;State whether the applicant has ever been denied a license to practice in another state;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;State whether the applicant </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>is currently suffering from any condition for which the applicant is not being appropriately treated that impairs the applicant's ability to practice medicine in a competent, ethical, and professional manner</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;State whether the applicant has ever appeared or been requested to appear before any licensing board concerning any violation of law or regulation of any state, district, territory, or province of the United States or Canada;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9)&nbsp;&nbsp;State whether the applicant has ever had hospital staff privileges revoked, suspended, reduced, or otherwise restricted;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (10)&nbsp;&nbsp;Give the history of the applicant's medical schooling, including dates and places, diplomas earned, and average grade received;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (11)&nbsp;&nbsp;If the applicant completed graduate medical education training after July 1, 1987,&nbsp; submit a certificate showing that the applicant has successfully completed a program of graduate medical education of at least two years through a hospital approved by the board. The records of the graduate medical education program must establish the degree of proficiency of the applicant's performance. Applicants who completed graduate medical education before July 1, 1987, must submit a certificate of internship or residency showing that the applicant has served not less than one year as an intern or resident in a hospital approved by the board or its equivalent;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (12)&nbsp;&nbsp;List all dates and places where the applicant has previously taken the Federation Licensing Examination or United States Medical Licensing Examination;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (13)&nbsp;&nbsp;State whether the applicant has ever been terminated, asked to resign, or resigned or otherwise not completed any postgraduate or residency training program;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (14)&nbsp;&nbsp;State whether the applicant has ever been subject to proceedings by a professional society to revoke, reduce, or restrict membership;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (15)&nbsp;&nbsp;State whether the applicant has ever been notified of a complaint by a medical facility, professional society or association, or any licensing agency;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (16)&nbsp;&nbsp;State whether the applicant has ever settled a civil damages action, by the payment of money or otherwise, or had a civil judgment rendered against the applicant involving medical malpractice or the practice of medicine.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, &#167;&nbsp;1; 10 SDR 43, effective November 8, 1983; 12 SDR 91, effective December 3, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 9, effective August 4, 1986; 22 SDR 60, effective November 5, 1995</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>; 46 SDR 120, effective May 5, 2020</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-35">36-4-35.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4-11">36-4-11.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html> <br /><hr><br /><html> <head> <title>Rule 20:47:03:03.01 General application requirements -- written examination.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:47:03:03.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:47:03:03.01 General application requirements -- written examination."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; 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</span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>20</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>47</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>03</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>03.01</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.&nbsp;&nbsp;General application requirements -- written examination.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The limit of exam attempts only applies to the parts of the exam that are in writing. There may be three attempts at each written part of the exam</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>46</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> SDR </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>16</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, effective </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>August 6, 2019</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>36-4-11.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>36-4-11, 36-4-17, 36-4-17.1</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>