South Dakota scope of practice for med spas

RN / NP scope for injectables in South Dakota

South Dakota enumerates the certified nurse practitioner scope as a list of powers ADDED to the registered nurse scope. Within the CNP role and population focus, a certified nurse practitioner may conduct an advanced assessment; order and interpret diagnostic procedures; ESTABLISH PRIMARY AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES; and prescribe, order, administer and furnish therapeutic measures — including diagnosing, prescribing and instituting therapy or referrals, and prescribing, procuring, administering and furnishing pharmacological agents, over-the-counter, legend and controlled drugs listed on Schedule II included. The same subsection extends to planning and initiating a therapeutic regimen that includes ordering and prescribing NONPHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS, naming durable medical equipment and medical devices among them. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS are scoped by capability on the face of these claims: a PA may provide the enumerated medical and surgical services FOR WHICH THE PA HAS BEEN PREPARED by education, training and experience and is competent to perform — and among the licensure criteria on record is that the board MAY grant a license to an applicant who has either filed an affidavit attesting to at least SIX THOUSAND PRACTICE HOURS or entered into a collaborative agreement.

• In addition to the registered nurse scope of practice, as defined in §36-9-3, and within the certified nurse practitioner role and population focus, a certified nurse practitioner may perform the following advanced practice registered nursing scope: conduct an advanced assessment; order and interpret diagnostic procedures; establish primary and differential diagnoses; and prescribe, order, administer, and furnish therapeutic measures.

  S.D. Codified Laws §36-9A-12 · verified Sep 3, 2026

• A certified nurse practitioner may diagnose, prescribe, and institute therapy or referrals of patients to health care agencies, health care providers, and community resources; and prescribe, procure, administer, and furnish pharmacological agents, including over the counter, legend, and controlled drugs or substances listed on Schedule II in chapter 34-20B.

  S.D. Codified Laws §36-9A-12(4) · verified Sep 3, 2026

• A certified nurse practitioner may plan and initiate a therapeutic regimen that includes ordering and prescribing nonpharmacological interventions, including durable medical equipment, medical devices, nutrition, blood and blood products, diagnostic, and supportive services including home health care, hospice, and physical and occupational therapy.

  S.D. Codified Laws §36-9A-12(4)(c) · verified Sep 3, 2026

• A physician assistant may provide the following medical and surgical services, for which the physician assistant has been prepared by education, training, and experience, and for which the physician assistant is competent to perform: evaluate, diagnose, manage, and provide medical treatment; obtain and perform comprehensive health histories and physical examinations; order, perform, and interpret diagnostic procedures; order and perform therapeutic procedures; and order, prescribe, dispense, and administer medical devices, legend drugs, and prescription drugs not listed in §34-20B-12.

  S.D. Codified Laws §36-4A-26.1 · verified Sep 3, 2026

• The board may grant a license to an applicant who has filed an affidavit with the board attesting to the completion of at least six thousand practice hours; or entered into a collaborative agreement.

  S.D. Codified Laws §36-4A-8(5) · verified Sep 3, 2026