An Act to authorize the participation of certified registered nurse anesthetists in the recruitment assistance program.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That § 34-12G-3 be AMENDED.
34-12G-3. Eligible health care professionals.
A physician is eligible to
participate in the recruitment assistance program established
pursuant to §§ 34-12G-1
to 34-12G-9,
inclusive, if the physician is licensed to practice medicine pursuant
to chapter 36-4
and has completed an accredited residency program in family practice,
pediatrics, internal medicine, or obstetrics/gynecology, and if the
physician agrees to practice in an eligible rural community for a
minimum period of three years. However,
no No
more than fifteen physicians may participate in the program at any
specified time. Preference shall be given to physicians who have
graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine and
completed an accredited residency program located in South Dakota.
A dentist is eligible to
participate in the recruitment assistance program established
pursuant to §§ 34-12G-1
to 34-12G-9,
inclusive, if the dentist is licensed to practice dentistry pursuant
to chapter 36-6A
and agrees to practice general or pediatric dentistry in an eligible
rural community for a minimum period of three years. However,
no No
more than five dentists may participate in the program at any
specified time.
A physician assistant, certified
nurse practitioner, or certified nurse midwife is eligible to
participate in the recruitment assistance program established
pursuant to §§ 34-12G-1
to 34-12G-9,
inclusive, if the physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner,
or certified nurse midwife is licensed to practice pursuant to
chapter 36-4A
or chapter 36-9A,
respectively, and has completed an accredited physician assistant,
certified nurse practitioner, or certified nurse midwife program and
if the person agrees to practice as a primary care physician
assistant, family certified nurse practitioner, or certified nurse
midwife in an eligible rural community for a minimum period of three
years.
However, no
A certified registered nurse anesthetist is eligible to participate in the recruitment assistance program established pursuant to §§ 34-12G-1 to 34-12G-9, inclusive, if the nurse is authorized to practice the nursing specialty of nurse anesthesia, as described in § 36-9-3.1, and agrees to practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist in an eligible rural community for a minimum period of three years.
No
more than a cumulative total of fifteen physician assistants,
certified nurse practitioners, or
certified
nurse midwives,
or certified registered nurse anesthetists
may participate in the program at any specified time.
Signed March 3, 2021
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