Can CAAs practice in South Dakota?
Not authorized
No — CAAs cannot currently practice in South Dakota.
CAAs cannot practice in South Dakota; the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners licenses no such profession and no bill was found.
Confidence: medium. Parts of this status rest on indirect or incomplete sources; the notes below explain what is uncertain.
- Legal authority
- None — no statute or delegation pathway
- Effective
- —
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Notes
SDBMOE's profession pages (PA, OT, etc.) include no anesthesiologist assistant category, and no CAA bill surfaced for the 2025 or 2026 sessions. Confidence medium — no direct codified-law review.