{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9a-4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-9A-4","heading":"Licensing requirements.","body":"No person may be licensed to practice as a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife unless the person:\n(1) Is currently licensed by the Board of Nursing as a registered nurse or has a privilege to practice;\n(2) Has completed an approved program for the preparation of certified nurse practitioners or certified nurse midwives;\n(3) Has passed any examination, written or oral, or both, which the board may require; and\n(4) Has completed a minimum of one thousand forty practice hours as a licensed certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife; or\n(5) Has a written collaborative agreement with a physician, licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4, or a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife licensed under this chapter, to meet the one thousand forty hour practice requirement; and\n(6) Is otherwise qualified under § 36-9A-29.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-9A. CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-9A-4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"3e58968f83d1900f58d0a72a26211f0044faccf387452fed0fe2e6adb6aea02d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9a-3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}