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South Dakota Board of Hearing Aid Dispensers and Audiologists Reflects changes made to statute during the 2024 legislative session, provides general language clean-up to reflect current terminology and practice, and corrects legal and authority references. 07/14/2025 08/19/2025 07/09/2025
South Dakota Board of Optometry Clarifies licensing standards by updating the national board examination terminology, creates guidelines for delegation, clarifying telehealth standards, updates minimum office equipment, clarifies office inspection requirements, and updates provisions relating to corporate practice registration 04/07/2025 06/10/2025 04/04/2025
South Dakota Board of Funeral Services Clarifies trainee program requirements and supervision requirements and updates licensure fees for funeral service licensees and funeral establishments. 05/07/2025 06/10/2025 05/04/2025
SD Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners Updates the supervision language, licensure requirements, and code of ethics for athletic trainers. 06/12/2025 07/15/2025 06/06/2025
SD Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners - EMS Personnel Update EMS personnel scope, enact a community paramedic endorsement, and update language regarding ambulance drivers and supervision requirements. 06/12/2025 07/15/2025 06/06/2025
Medical Cannabis Program Adds definitions for further clarity, repeal obsolete references, cleans-up the non-resident and establishment registration process, adjusts a conversion calculation, modifies and clarifies establishment operation processes, requires expiration date on products, and establishes the imposition and payment of fines. 06/17/2025 07/15/2025 06/27/2025
South Dakota Board of Nursing The effect of the rules changes will be to update terms used; to add rules to allow the board’s compliance committee to issue a summary suspension; to amend and add rules to allow a registered nurse to delegate tracheostomy care and suctioning to a nursing assistant and to provide training and supervision requirements; to amend and add rules for the regulation of certified nurse aides (CNA) including nurse aide training program standards for approval, competency evaluation program requirements, registration requirements, and grounds for removal from the registry. 08/05/2025 08/19/2025 07/29/2025
South Dakota Department of Health - Health KiCC The effect of the rules will be to repeal rules for the Children’s Special Health Services Health KiCC program. The reason for adopting the proposed rules is to realign efforts for services to children with special healthcare needs to support patient-centered medical homes versus care coordination and direct service reimbursement. 07/17/2025 08/19/2025 07/27/2025
South Dakota Board of Pharmacy The effect of the rules will be to provide for a fee increase for wholesalers, remove the requirement for automated e-kits in nursing facilities to be licensed, remove the certification requirement to work as a pharmacy technician except for vaccination or working in a telepharmacy, changes the technician hours required to work in a telepharmacy, update wording, and references. 07/17/2025 08/19/2025 07/11/2025