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• If you receive an application or associated forms from a source other than directly from this office or its official web site, the documents may be outdated or not official versions. Application forms will be rejected if not on the current version.
• According to the South Dakota medical practices act "Locum tenens certificates shall be issued for a period of not to exceed sixty days"
• A South Dakota locum tenens certificate is generally not re-issued or renewed.
• If you have ever held a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in South Dakota at any point in the past, do not attempt to apply using this process as that license was forfeited by statute.

To reduce the possibility of a need to withdraw or have an application denied, determine if you meet the following statutory South Dakota eligibility requirements by answering the following questions:

1. Did you successfully complete an ACGME accredited, training program of at least three years in the United States or Canada?
   • If no, then you are not eligible for a South Dakota locum tenens certificate.
2. If you are an international or foreign graduate, are you ECFMG certified?
   • If no, then you are not eligible for a South Dakota locum tenens certificate.
3. Examination requirements:
   1. Did you have a 75% or greater score on all sections of one of the following licensing examinations:   USMLE, FLEX, NBME, NBOME/COMLEX, LMCC or state exam?
   2. Have you passed each part of your licensing examination in three attempts or less?
   3. Are there less than seven years from the initial examination to the final examination?
   • If you answered NO to any of the above questions regarding examinations, you are not eligible for a South Dakota locum tenens certificate unless you are board certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

 

Applicant Initiated Threshold Requirements:

• Complete interactive application and mail with $50 non-refundable fee to Board office (PDF download) 
• please follow instructions for Petition (PDF download)
• ECFMG Certification for (PDF download) 
• Receipt of at least one verification of a current active unencumbered license OR examination scores
• Additional Applicant Requirements: once the application is evaluated, if any additional items are needed, the applicant will receive written instructions.

The Board accepts FCVS Credential Service (through FSMB).

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Courtesy Links Provided for your convenience and to help you practice medicine in SD (NOT a requirement of application):

• SD Controlled Substance Registration
• DEA Federal Registration  

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