25.373.17 100th Legislative Session 1097
2025 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1097
ENROLLED
AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to establish and modify provisions for the temporary training of
nonresident physicians.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 36-4:
A physician who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine or osteopathy
in another state is not required to obtain a license from the State Board of Medical and
Osteopathic Examiners to receive training, for a period of ninety days or less, at a facility
in this state under the direct supervision of a physician licensed in good standing in
accordance with this chapter. Before training at the facility, the nonresident physician
shall:
(1) Register with the board, on a form prescribed by the board, indicating the:
(a) Physician who shall directly supervise the nonresident physician;
(b) Purpose of the training; and
(c) Length of time anticipated for the training;
(2) Provide evidence to the board that the nonresident physician possesses malpractice
insurance; and
(3) Pay to the board a fifty-dollar fee.
For the purposes of this section, "direct supervision" means that the supervising
physician is physically present and readily available in the same facility as the nonresident
physician.
Section 2. That § 36-4-40 be AMENDED:
36-4-40. Any physician practicing medicine or osteopathy under the
circumstances permitted by § 36-4-39 or section 1 of this Act is subject to supervision
and discipline by the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners in the same
manner as any other licensee under this chapter, and practice by a nonresident physician 25.373.17 2 1097
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under the terms of § 36-4-39 or section 1 of this Act constitutes submission by the
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An Act to establish and modify provisions for the temporary training of nonresident physicians.
I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:
House as Bill No. 1097
Chief Clerk
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
House Bill No. 1097
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,
2025 at ____________M.
By
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2025
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________, 2025
at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of State
By
Asst. Secretary of State