South Dakota § 36-8-8 - Qualifications of applicants for license.
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§ 36-8-8. Qualifications of applicants for license.
The board may issue a license to a qualified person who is not licensed as a podiatrist in this state and who is not exempted under the provisions of § 36-8-12, if the applicant:
(1) Is at least eighteen years of age and of good moral character;
(2) Possesses a doctor of podiatric medicine degree from a recognized school of podiatry approved by the board and has obtained the degree of doctor of podiatric medicine;
(3) Successfully completed a one-year residency or preceptorship approved by the Council of Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association. This subdivision applies only to an applicant who graduated from a podiatric college after July 1, 1995;
(4) Has passed the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners' national standardized examination parts I, II, and III; and
(5) Submits an application on a form prescribed by the board and pays the application fee.
Part III of the examination required under subdivision (4) may be waived if the applicant graduated from a school of podiatric medicine before January 1, 2001, and the applicant is currently licensed as a podiatric physician in another state and has been in active licensed practice for at least five continuous years. Any examination fee required by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners shall be paid directly to the testing service.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0805; SL 1959, ch 131, § 6; SL 1967, ch 100, § 3; SL 1972, ch 15, § 4; SL 2018, ch 228, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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