# South Dakota Board of Nursing Rule Changes The Board of Nursing eliminated three administrative practices: it will no longer notify nursing schools of exam results, will no longer issue separate renewal certificates or inactive-status cards, and changed the renewal cycle to a standard biennial (every two years) schedule based on the licensee's birth date. Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists are affected by these streamlining changes. Additionally, registered nurses may now delegate insertion and removal of gastrostomy tubes (feeding tubes) to nursing assistants for specific clients in shared living homes, provided the procedure is routine and complication-free, the nurse conducts monthly assessments, and general delegation requirements are met. The Board also reorganized fee schedules into separate sections for each nursing license type but kept fee amounts unchanged.
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Removes the board's requirement to notify a nursing education program of an applicant's licensure examination results with the intent to promote compliance with SDCL 1-27-1.5(18), removes the requirement for the board to issue a certificate of renewal and an inactive status card, and allows the delegation of gastrostomy tube care to a nursing assistant for a specific client.
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