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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="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:72:01:02"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000000">20:72:01:02</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000001">.  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000002">Required continuing education. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003">To renew a license, an audiologist shall complete</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003"> a minimum of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003">twelve</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003"> hours of continuing education </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003">on or before July first</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003"> and submit evidence of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003">completion with the application required by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-24-28.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000004">36-24-28.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003">.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003"> This section does not apply to an audiologist who is renewing for the first time.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0-000006"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000003">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">An activity is eligible for credit toward continuing education hours if it relates to the practice of audiology and either</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0-000006"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0-000006"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">    (1)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">Improves or maintains the audiologist's professional skills; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0-000006"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">    (2)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">Broadens or refreshes the audiologist's knowledge of governing laws, rules, or ethical standards</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0-000006"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0-000006"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0"> 24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">; 52 SDR 35, effective October 7, 2025</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0-000006"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-24-47"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000007">36-24-4</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000007">7</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">(2)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0-000006"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-24-12.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000007">36-24-12.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">(</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">4</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-24-28.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0-000007">36-24-28.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388P0-000006"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sb2f74fac-2f03-4003-ae2e-257a807cb388000005"> </span></p></div></body></html>