SDCL § 36-10-31: Licensure by reciprocity--Authorization.

The State Board of Physical Therapy may, without examination, issue a license to any applicant who holds a license or certificate issued by a board empowered by law to issue a license to practice physical therapy in the District of Columbia or any state or territory in the United States, if the requirements for licensure of physical therapists in that state or territory were, at the date of issuance, substantially equal to the requirements set forth in this chapter.