An inactive licensee is not required to meet the continuing education requirements. An inactive licensee who wishes to activate the individual's license shall complete 24 hours of continuing education within the licensee's current licensing period or within two years preceding the licensee's current licensing period. A licensee whose license is placed on inactive status during either of the first two license cycles after initial licensure shall complete the postlicensing education required during that cycle to activate the license. Courses taken to activate a license may not be used to renew a license.

Source: 5 SDR 12, effective August 21, 1978; 10 SDR 54, effective December 5, 1983; 12 SDR 102, effective December 22, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:56:19:04, 20 SDR 18, effective August 16, 1993; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009; 37 SDR 112, effective December 8, 2010; 41 SDR 219, effective July 1, 2015 ; 48 SDR 60, effective December 6, 2021 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-21A-89 (7) .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-21A-65 .

Prior versions effective: 2015-07-01, 2010-12-08.