Any applicant applying for a license as a respiratory care practitioner shall file a written application provided by the board, showing that the applicant meets the following requirements:

(1) Character–Applicant shall be of good moral character;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-4C-9

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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) Education–Applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of having successfully completed an education and training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care; and

(3) Examination–An applicant for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner shall pass an examination recommended by the Respiratory Care Advisory Committee and approved by the board.

Source: SL 1993, ch 273, § 9; SL 2004, ch 245, § 7.