36-10-27.1 . Criminal Background Investigation--Licensure.
In addition to the requirements in § § 36-10-27 and 36-10-35.1 , an applicant for licensure shall submit to the board a full set of the applicant’s fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the board. The board shall deliver the fingerprints to the Division of Criminal Investigation to conduct a state and federal criminal history record background check by the division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The applicant shall sign a release of information to the board and pay any fees for the background check including fingerprinting. Upon completion of the background check, the division shall deliver to the board all criminal history record information regarding the applicant, and the board shall consider this information in determining whether to issue a license to the applicant. The board may not issue a license to the applicant before receiving this information. The board may not disseminate an applicant’s criminal history record information to any person outside the board. The board may require any licensee who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation by the board to submit to a state and federal criminal history record background check. The board may deny the issuance of a license or suspend or revoke a license for failure to submit to or cooperate with a criminal background check.
Source: SL 2020, ch 157, § 2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 36 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 10 - Physical Therapists
Section 36-10-17.1 - Physical Therapist Licensure Compact.
Section 36-10-18 - Definitions.
Section 36-10-18.1 - Physical therapy defined.
Section 36-10-18.2 - Supervision defined.
Section 36-10-19 - Physical therapy advisory committee--Appointment--Terms--Duties.
Section 36-10-21 - Qualifications of committee members.
Section 36-10-24 - Unlicensed practice or use of title as misdemeanor.
Section 36-10-25 - Other licensed practitioners exempt from chapter.
Section 36-10-26 - Prior licensees deemed licensed.
Section 36-10-27 - Application for license--Fee--Evidence of qualifications.
Section 36-10-27.1 - Criminal Background Investigation--Licensure.
Section 36-10-29 - Issuance of license as physical therapist.
Section 36-10-31 - Licensure by reciprocity--Qualifications.
Section 36-10-32 - Application for licensure by reciprocity--Evidence of qualifications--Fee.
Section 36-10-33 - Expiration and annual renewal of license--Fee--Forfeiture.
Section 36-10-35.1 - Application for licensure as physical therapist assistant--Fee--Qualifications.
Section 36-10-35.2 - Issuance of license as physical therapist assistant--Expiration and renewal.
Section 36-10-35.7 - Approved tasks for physical therapist assistant--Exclusions.
Section 36-10-35.9 - Standards of supervision.
Section 36-10-36 - Promulgation of rules.
Section 36-10-38 - Grounds for refusal of license.
Section 36-10-39 - Grounds for cancellation, revocation, or suspension of license.
Section 36-10-41 - Initiation of proceedings for cancellation, revocation, or suspension of license.
Section 36-10-43 - Quorum at hearing on cancellation, revocation or suspension.
Section 36-10-44 - Procedure on cancellation, revocation or suspension.
Section 36-10-45 - Majority vote required to suspend, revoke or cancel license.
Section 36-10-46 - Appeal from board decision on refusal, revocation, or suspension.
Section 36-10-47 - Reinstatement of suspended or revoked license.
Section 36-10-48 - Injunction against violations--Election of remedies.
Section 36-10-49 - Investigation of violations--Employment of counsel to assist in prosecution.
Section 36-10-50 - Prior license accepted.