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South Dakota CME and nursing CE requirements
Continuing education and license renewal rules for physicians, advanced practice clinicians and nurses licensed in South Dakota, as recorded by ClinLicense for planning.
Planning aid only. ClinLicense is not legal or compliance advice. Boards change rules between cycles, so confirm every requirement with the board before you rely on it.
- Licensing board
- South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
MD CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-10-31 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-10-31. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- No hour minimum recorded every 2 years
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. No general CME-hour requirement known. Confirm with the Board.
DO CME requirements
Not yet verified Not yet verified, confirm with the board. This entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules.
- Total hours
- No hour minimum recorded every 2 years
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. Copied from the MD block as a planning default; the osteopathic rules were not separately confirmed. Confirm with the board.
NP CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- No hour minimum recorded every 2 years
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. ARSD 20:62:02:06 (nurse practitioner renewal, sdlegislature.gov): biennial renewal requires evidence of an unencumbered SD RN license or privilege to practice, evidence of current national certification, and an affidavit of no misconduct; The rule lists no CE-hour item. Hours recorded as 0 means no state hour count is stated; national certifier CE applies. Confirm with the Board of Nursing.
PA CME requirements
Not yet verified Not yet verified, confirm with the board. This entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules.
- Total hours
- Not recorded, and the renewal cycle is not recorded
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. SDCL 36-4A-32 (30 hours of board-approved post-graduate study in the preceding 12 months, NCCPA certification as an alternative, per a statute mirror) now appears as a Repealed section on sdlegislature.gov, so the current PA CE requirement was not found. Confirm with the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners.
CRNA CME requirements
Not yet verified Not yet verified, confirm with the board. This entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules.
- Total hours
- Not recorded, and the renewal cycle is not recorded
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. South Dakota CRNA renewal CE hours are not confirmed on a board page. Confirm with the board.
CAA CME requirements
Not yet verified Not yet verified, confirm with the board. This entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules.
- Total hours
- Not recorded, and the renewal cycle is not recorded
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. Secondary source; confirm with the board. The CU Anschutz AA program list (states where AAs work by license, regulation or certification, or by physician delegation) and the BYU 2023 list of authorized states do not include South Dakota, so no state licensure for anesthesiologist assistants was found. This is not confirmed on a board or statute page.
South Dakota nursing CE requirements
Nursing boards usually count continuing education in contact hours rather than CME credits, and the nursing license renews on its own schedule, which may differ from the medical board dates above. Nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists have their own sections above.
Nurse Licensure Compact South Dakota has implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact. A registered or practical nurse whose primary state of residence is South Dakota can hold a multistate license issued by South Dakota, which carries the privilege to practice in the other compact states, and a nurse with a multistate license from another compact state can practice in South Dakota under that privilege. Renewal and CE for a multistate license follow the rules of the home state that issued it. The compact covers RN and LPN/LVN licenses only, and advanced practice authority is still granted state by state. This compact list was last reviewed on November 3, 2026. Read the compact guide for RNs and LPNs.
Registered nurses (RN)
Reviewed 2026-11-03 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-03 against the source linked below. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them.
- Continuing education
- The board requires no continuing education for this license.
- Continuing competency
- ARSD 20:48:03:09 and 20:48:03:10 set renewal on the licensee's birth date every second year and require the renewal fee plus evidence of employment status; the continuing education chapter (ARSD 20:48:12) is shown as repealed in 1980, and those rules state no CE hour count.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years, based on your birthday
- Board
- South Dakota Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Notes. ARSD 20:48:03:09 and 20:48:03:10 set renewal on the licensee's birth date every second year and require the renewal fee plus evidence of employment status; the continuing education chapter (ARSD 20:48:12) is shown as repealed in 1980, and those rules state no CE hour count. The Board of Nursing renewal page itself is not confirmed here, so confirm with the Board.
Licensed practical and vocational nurses (LPN/LVN)
Reviewed 2026-11-03 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-03 against the source linked below. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them.
- Continuing education
- The board requires no continuing education for this license.
- Continuing competency
- ARSD 20:48:03:09 and 20:48:03:10 set renewal on the licensee's birth date every second year and require the renewal fee plus evidence of employment status; the continuing education chapter (ARSD 20:48:12) is shown as repealed in 1980, and those rules state no CE hour count.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years, based on your birthday
- Board
- South Dakota Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Notes. ARSD 20:48:03:09 and 20:48:03:10 set renewal on the licensee's birth date every second year and require the renewal fee plus evidence of employment status; the continuing education chapter (ARSD 20:48:12) is shown as repealed in 1980, and those rules state no CE hour count. The same rule applies to LPNs. The Board of Nursing renewal page itself is not confirmed here, so confirm with the Board.
Certified nurse-midwives (CNM)
Reviewed 2026-11-03 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-03 against the source linked below. That date records our own review and is not a board approval.
- Continuing education
- The board requires no continuing education for this license.
- Continuing competency
- ARSD 20:62:02:06: biennial renewal of the certified nurse midwife license requires an unencumbered South Dakota RN license or privilege, current national certification and an affidavit of no misconduct; no CE hours are listed.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years, based on your birthday
- Board
- South Dakota Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Notes. ARSD 20:62:02:06: biennial renewal of the certified nurse midwife license requires an unencumbered South Dakota RN license or privilege, current national certification and an affidavit of no misconduct; no CE hours are listed. The CNM license expires with the RN renewal period.
Clinical nurse specialists (CNS)
Reviewed 2026-11-03 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-03 against the source linked below. That date records our own review and is not a board approval.
- Continuing education
- The board requires no continuing education for this license.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years, based on your birthday
- Board
- South Dakota Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Notes. ARSD 20:48:03.01:02: a clinical nurse specialist renews at the same time as the RN license and must show a current certificate from a national certifying body; no CE hours appear in that rule.
See nursing CE requirements by state to compare South Dakota with other states.
Plan this renewal
Use the free opioid CME planner to see the controlled-substance rules for South Dakota next to other states, or the license cost calculator to estimate fees. Read how multi-state CME works if you hold more than one license.
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants usually also maintain national certification, which has its own cycle. The recertification basics guide explains how that fits alongside state rules. Nurses who hold licenses in more than one state can read the Nurse Licensure Compact for RNs and LPNs.
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