The board may issue a speech-language pathologist license to a person who:

(1) Submits an application on a form prescribed by the board;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-37-14

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) Pays the application fee established by the board, in accordance with § 36-37-12;

(3) Possesses a master’s or doctoral degree from an educational institution that is accredited, or has been awarded accreditation candidate status, by the accrediting agency of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is an educational institution approved by the United States Department of Education;

(4) Has completed supervised clinical practicum experiences from an educational institution or its cooperating programs;

(5) Has completed a supervised postgraduate professional experience;

(6) Has passed a written national examination in speech-language pathology; and

(7) Has committed no act for which disciplinary action is justified.

Any license issued to a speech-language pathologist who possesses a master’s or doctoral degree from an educational institution awarded candidate status by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association automatically expires if the educational institution fails to maintain candidacy status or is denied accreditation. The speech-language pathologist shall inform the board of any changes to the educational institution’s candidacy status.

Source: SL 2012, ch 196, § 14; SL 2023, ch 141, § 9.

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