Rural Health Home
The Health Professional Recruitment Incentive Program is intended to assist South Dakota communities with the recruitment of health professionals. The program provides $5,000 directly to each health professional who has entered into a contract and completed a two-year service obligation. The individual must provide full-time services at an eligible employing facility in South Dakota.
Eligible occupations |
Eligible facilities |
| Dietitian or Nutritionist | South Dakota licensed: |
| Nurse (LPN or RN) | Hospitals |
| Occupational therapist | Nursing homes |
| Respiratory therapist | Federal certified home health agencies |
| Laboratory technologist | Licensed inpatient chemical dependency facilities |
| Pharmacist | Intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded |
| Physical therapist | Community support providers |
| Paramedic | Community mental health centers |
| Medical technologist | ESRD facilities |
| Radiologic technologist | Community health centers |
The 2011 Health Professional Recruitment Incentive Program is now closed. For more information, contact the Department of Health, Office of Rural Health, 600 E. Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501, or by phone at 1-800-738-2301 or 605-773-2679.
