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Protects the public by ensuring competent vision care, licensure of qualified applicants, inspection of optometric offices, and enforcing updated statutes, rules, and regulations, including consumer complaint review and processing.

Protects the public consumers of barber shop facilities from unsafe and unsanitary conditions by regulating the licensing of barbers, enforcing sanitary operating procedures, and updating governing statutes, rules, and regulations.

Board that licenses professional counselors and therapists in the state. This includes Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health (LPC-MH) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT). The Board also reviews and makes recommendations when a complaint is filed about a licensee. To file a complaint, click on the website link below.

Protects the health and safety of the consumer public by licensure of qualified persons, enforcement of the statutes, rules and regulations governing the practice of social work, and appropriate resolution of complaints.

This commission accepts complaints of safety and sanitation violations of businesses and schools who offer hair care, skin care or esthetics, nail care, and hair removal.

Provides the testing and certification for Addiction Counselors and Prevention Specialists.

To protect and promote the health and safety of the public by supporting pharmacists and pursuing the highest quality pharmaceutical care through education, communication, licensing, legislation, regulation, and enforcement.

Protects the continuing health, welfare, and safety of consumers of chiropractic services by insuring that qualified chiropractors are licensed and their practice is regulated by enforcement of updated statutes, rules, regulations, and board policies, including continuing education and consumer complaint processing.

Receives consumer inquiries and complaints; to license funeral practitioners and establishments in the State of South Dakota which ensures the consumer that he is dealing with qualified practitioners and establishments; to register all trainees in funeral service and administer an apprenticeship program for the trainees; to improve inspection procedures of funeral homes and crematories; to enforce the update statues and rules and regulations governing the practice of funeral service in South Dakota, including complaint processing from the consumer and licensees; and, to make investigations and hold hearings as needed.

To protect the health and safety of the consumer public from the services of unqualified dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants by licensure of qualified persons, enforcement of the statutes, rules and regulations governing the practice of dentistry, including the inspection of facilities and appropriate resolution of complaints.

Protect the health and safety of the consumer public by licensure of qualified persons, enforcement of the statutes, rules and regulations governing the practice of hearing aid dispensing and audiology, including the appropriate resolution of complaints.

The mission of the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners is to protect the health and welfare of the state's citizens by assuring that only qualified allopathic and osteopathic physicians, athletic trainers, emergency medical services personnel, dietitians, genetic counselors, licensed nutritionists, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, physician assistants, and respiratory care practitioners are licensed to practice in South Dakota.

Ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the South Dakota consumers via licensure, continuing education, and inspection of the practice of podiatry; to establish policy related to the practice of podiatry through the enforcement of updated statutes, rules, and regulations; and by expeditious and fair processing of complaints registered by patient-consumer against licensees.

Protects the public from unsafe drinking water and unsafe waste disposal facilities by licensing qualified plumbers; to inspect plumbing installations and ensure that the state plumbing code is updated and distributed; to inform plumbers, inspection departments and the public of code requirements, new products and methods of installation; and, to utilize seminars and the media to provide information of the Boards activities, recommendations and requirements.

Ensures the protection of the public using psychologists' services and determine licensure qualifications.

The SD Board of Nursing is a state agency. The Mission of the Board is to protect the public through the regulation of nursing licensure, practice and education, in accordance with SDCL 36-9, SDCL 36-9A, ARSD 20:48, and ARSD 20:62.

The Board of Accountancy is the regulatory body charged with administering and enforcing the South Dakota Codified Laws and Administrative Rules of South Dakota pertaining to Certified Public Accountants.