South Dakota

South Dakota is your home state. You hold 7 interstate compact memberships. South Dakota has a universal license recognition law, meaning professionals licensed in other states can generally have their licenses recognized here. Your general portability rating is "easy" for incoming professionals.

South Dakota is a member of 7 interstate licensing compacts: Nurse Licensure Compact, Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, Physical Therapy Compact, EMS Compact (REPLICA), Counseling Compact, Occupational Therapy Compact.

Both South Dakota and South Dakota are members of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). If you hold a multistate nursing license from South Dakota, you can practice in South Dakota without obtaining a separate license.

South Dakota teaching reciprocity: NASDTEC member; reciprocal certification with most states.

South Dakota supports PE license comity through NCEES. Licensed Professional Engineers from South Dakota can apply for licensure by comity, which is a streamlined process using your NCEES Record. This typically requires verifying your education, exam passage, and experience meet South Dakota's requirements.

Universal recognition covers military spouses; automatic recognition. Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), updated December 2024, all states are now required to recognize valid professional licenses from other states for military personnel and their spouses.

Expanded compact memberships; universal recognition broadly applied.

For the most current licensing requirements and compact participation details, visit the official South Dakota licensing page at https://dlr.sd.gov/bdcomm/. Requirements and compact memberships may change as new legislation is enacted.