South Dakota legislation · 100th Legislature (2025)
South Dakota SB110: revise licensure and supervision requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
Status: Signed into law, March 13, 2025
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise licensure and supervision requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
From the enrolled text:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise licensure and supervision requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 36-10-27 be AMENDED: 36-10-27. A person seeking licensure to practice physical therapy in this state shall: (1) File an application with the State Board of Physical Therapy; (2) Submit an application fee in an amount established by the board, in rule pursuant to chapter 1-26, but not exceeding three hundred dollars; (3) Present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is of good moral, ethical, and professional character; (4) Present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has graduated from a physical therapy program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, or present evidence satisfactory to the board that: (a) The applicant completed a course of professional instruction equivalent to a program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation; and (b) The applicant has passed an English proficiency examination approved by the board, or completed two years of secondary or postsecondary education in any educational institution in which the instruction is conducted in English; and …
Sponsors
- Sydney Davis (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Brandei Schaefbauer (R, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Certified uncontested, placed on consent
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Health and Human Services
- : Do Pass Amended
Votes
- Do Pass Amended (March 3, 2025): 68 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 27, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 12, 2025): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 10, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Licensure, Professions and Occupations
Common questions
- What is SB110?
- SB110 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (100th Legislature (2025)): revise licensure and supervision requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
- What does SB110 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise licensure and supervision requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.
- What is the status of SB110?
- Signed into law as of March 13, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB110?
- Sydney Davis (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB110?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25989
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.