Every two years each person licensed to practice podiatry in this state shall provide the Board of Podiatry Examiners evidence that the person has attended or participated in continuing education in podiatry and related subjects as required by the board by rule. The board shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish the number of minimum hours of biennial continuing education to be required as a prerequisite to license renewal and requirements, guidelines, and procedures as may be necessary and desirable to implement and fulfill reasonable continuing education requirements to ensure competence in the practice of podiatry by each licensee. The board may reduce, on a pro rata basis, the number of hours of continuing education required by a licensee licensed to practice for less than two years prior to a biennial continuing education deadline.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-8-23

  • 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.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1987, ch 270; SL 1991, ch 305; SL 2018, ch 228, § 11.