{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4a-8.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-4A-8.1","heading":"Temporary license--Issuance--Expiration--Exceptions.","body":"The board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who has completed an accredited program, as referenced in § 36-4A-8, and has submitted evidence to the board that the applicant is a candidate accepted to write the examination required by § 36-4A-8 or is awaiting the results of the first examination for which the applicant is eligible after graduation from an accredited program.\nA temporary license may be issued only once and, except as otherwise provided in this section, is effective for a period no longer than one hundred twenty days. A temporary license otherwise expires upon:\n(1) Issuance of a regular license to the applicant; or\n(2) Failure of the applicant to pass the licensing examination.\nThe period of effectiveness set forth in this section for a temporary license does not apply to an applicant who has passed the licensing examination, has a collaborative agreement, and has an application for licensure pending before the board.\nThe period of effectiveness set forth in this section for a temporary license and the requirement for evidence of acceptance to write the examination required by § 36-4A-8, upon graduation from an accredited program, do not apply to an otherwise eligible applicant, if the examination is delayed or cancelled due to a natural disaster or gubernatorially declared emergency.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-4A. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-4A-8.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"8ec381489f7090646cdb4cf9fe9e3a38d26de8785634d8d783df1a84ba9cda27","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4a-8","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4a-8.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}