SDCL § 36-28-14: Issuance of license to license holder from another jurisdiction.

The board may issue a nursing facility administrator license to any person who holds a current license as a nursing facility administrator or equivalent license from another jurisdiction, if the board finds that the standards for licensure in such other jurisdiction are at least substantially equivalent to those prevailing in this state and that the applicant is otherwise qualified. The board may adopt, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, minimum requirements for qualification and a nonrefundable fee for reciprocal licensure which may not exceed five hundred dollars.