Clinical Nurse Specialist Licensure Procedures
Advance Practice Nurse (CNM, CNP, CNS, CRNA) License Renewal cannot be accepted online at this time.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK - Required for CNS Applicant who does not hold a South Dakota RN license and is not completing an application for a South Dakota RN license.
CNS Initial License Instructions & Applications
CNS + RN Renewal Instructions & Forms
- NPI Numbers / National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)
- Statutes SDCL 36-9-84, 36-9-85, 36-9-86, 36-9-87, 36-9-88, 36-9-89, 36-9-90
- Administrative Rules 20:48:03:01