Cross State Licensing

An applicant who holds a valid medical license issued by another state may be licensed by reciprocity in South Dakota under the provisions of SDCL 36-4-19 only if the applicant has completed a residency program in the United States or Canada; has passed one of the following licensure examinations within the time and manner required by SDCL 36-4-17 and 36-4-17.1, as applicable: examination administered by any state medical licensing board, the Federal Licensure Examination, National Board of Medical Examiners Endorsement of Certification, Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination – USA, Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada, or the United States Medical Licensing Examination; has not had any allegations of misconduct or proceedings instituted for the cancellation, conditioning, suspension or revocation of the applicant’s license in any state; and completion of a state and federal criminal background investigation.

SOURCE: SD Regulation 20:78:03:12. (Accessed Apr. 2025).

Any health care professional treating a patient in the state through telehealth shall be:

• Fully licensed to practice in the state or employed by a licensed health care facility, an accredited prevention or treatment facility, a community support provider, a nonprofit mental health center, or a licensed child welfare agency under § 36-32-76; and
• Subject to any rule adopted by the applicable South Dakota licensing body.

Consultation between a resident health care professional and a nonresident health care professional under this chapter is governed by § 36-2-9.

SOURCE: SD Codified Laws Sec. 34-52-2. (Accessed Apr. 2025).