<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 36-36-5 - Application for license--Fee--Qualifications. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2061252Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2061252SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061252CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2061252Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2061252DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2061252Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2061252Normal-000002 { margin-left: 1.14in; text-indent: -0.44in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2061252000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061252SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2061252SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2061252Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-36-5"><span class="s2061252SENU">36-36-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061252SENU">. </span><span class="s2061252CL">Application for license--Fee--Qualifications.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061252Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061252DefaultParagraphFont">Any person desiring to engage in the practice of genetic counseling in this state shall apply to the board for a license and pay the license fee. The application shall contain the information the board may require. The license fee shall be established by the board by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2061252DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2061252DefaultParagraphFont">. The license fee may not exceed two hundred dollars. The board may grant a license to any applicant who gives satisfactory proof of being of at least eighteen years of age and who is of good moral character and also fulfills the following requirements:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061252Normal-000001"><span class="s2061252DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Education at one of the following levels:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061252Normal-000002"><span class="s2061252DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Master's degree from a genetic counseling training program that is accredited by the ACGC and approved by the board; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061252Normal-000002"><span class="s2061252DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Doctoral degree from a medical genetics training program that is accredited by the ABMGG and approved by the board; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061252Normal-000001"><span class="s2061252DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Successful completion of all requirements of the certification examination within a period not to exceed four years from initial examination to successful completion and with no more than two attempts.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061252Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061252000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2061252Normal"><span class="s2061252SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2061252SCL-000004"> SL 2009, ch 194, § 5; SL 2016, ch 198, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>