South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:62 - NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND MIDWIVES › Chapter 20:62:02 - Licensure and licenses › Section 20:62:02:02 - Application for licensure

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
An applicant for licensure as a nurse practitioner or nurse
				  midwife shall file with the Board of Nursing an application containing the
				  following:
(1) Evidence that the
				applicant has completed an approved educational program that meets the
				requirements of §
									20:62:02:01.01. An applicant who
				does not meet the requirements listed in §
									20:62:02:01.01 who holds an
				active, unencumbered license as a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife in
				another state may request review of educational qualifications to meet
				licensure qualifications in this state;
(2) An official transcript documenting date
				of completion, credential received, APRN role and population focus area,
				completion of 500 clinical hours in the role and population focus area, and
				completion of advanced graduate level courses in physiology and
				pathophysiology, health and physical assessment, and pharmacology;
(3) Evidence that the applicant has passed a
				nationally recognized certification examination approved by the board which is
				specific to the applicant's advanced practice registered nurse role and
				educational preparation, and maintains current certification;
(4) The fee required by subdivision
				20:62:01:11(1);
(5) Evidence of
				holding an unencumbered South Dakota registered nurse license or privilege to
				practice;
(6) A set of fingerprints
				on a standard card provided by the board for the purpose of obtaining a state
				and federal criminal background check through the Division of Criminal
				Investigation. An authorization and release form must be signed by the
				applicant authorizing the criminal background check and must accompany the
				application for licensure. A permanent license may not be issued until the
				criminal background check is complete; and
(7) Verification of having completed one
				thousand forty practice hours as a licensed nurse practitioner or nurse midwife
				in preceding 5 years; or submission of a collaborative agreement with a nurse
				practitioner, nurse midwife, or physician licensed in South Dakota for the
				applicants first one thousand forty hours of practice. The collaborator shall
				hold an unencumbered license to practice and have a minimum of two years of
				licensed practice in a comparable area of practice as the applicants role and
				educational preparation. Upon meeting the required one thousand forty hours of
				licensed practice a licensee may submit evidence to the Board of Nursing to
				request inactivation of the agreement.
The title "Certified Nurse Practitioner" or "Certified Nurse
				  Midwife" shall be designated on the new license. For the CNP the focus area of
				  practice shall be designated on the renewal certificate and in the licensure
				  verification database.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 36-9A-41.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 36-9A-4,
					 36-9A-9,
					 36-9A-9.1,
					 36-9A-26,
					 36-9A-29.