20:62:02:06.  Renewal of license. Licensure as a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife must be renewed biennially according to the expiration dates provided in § 20:62:02:05. The licensee shall complete the application for renewal as provided by the boards, including:

 

          (1)  Evidence of holding an unencumbered South Dakota registered nurse license or privilege to practice;

          (2)  Evidence of current certification as set forth in subdivision 20:62:02:02(3);

          (3)  An affidavit that the licensee has committed no act of misconduct as set forth by SDCL 36-9A-29; and

          (4)  The fees required by subdivision 20:62:01:11(3).

 

          The title, Certified Nurse Practitioner, or, Certified Nurse Midwife, and the focus area of practice for the certified nurse practitioner shall be designated on the current renewal certificate and in the licensure verification database.

 

          Any person licensed pursuant to SDCL 36-9A-4 before June 26, 1996, is exempt from subdivision (2) of this section.

 

          Source: 9 SDR 126, effective April 13, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 179, effective June 26, 1996; 23 SDR 118, effective January 28, 1997; 26 SDR 67, effective November 21, 1999; 28 SDR 92, effective December 31, 2001; 43 SDR 57, effective October 20, 2016; 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-9A-41.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 36-9A-22, 36-9A-23, 36-9A-26, 36-9A-29, 36-9A-35, 36-9A-36.