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Nurse License Renewal Card Notice
Effective September 2026, the Board will no longer issue paper renewal cards. Instead, verify license status on the Board's verification websites. This change was needed because license status can change during a nurse's renewal period.
Access Latest Board Information:
1) Read new rules effective August 3rd; 2) Summer edition of "SD Nursing News"; 3) Sign up for free Aug. 25th Nurse Licensure Compact webinar: "Multistate License for RNs and LPNs: Employer Edition".
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