South Dakota is listed by the IMLCC as a member that can serve as a State of Principal License. Eligible physicians can use the compact as an expedited route to a South Dakota license, which the state board still issues.
The IMLC offers an expedited route to additional state licenses for eligible physicians, including a South Dakota license. Eligibility is set by the compact, so check the IMLCC information for physicians before applying. The South Dakota board still issues the license.
The IMLC covers physicians only. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants should check licensing requirements directly with the relevant state board.
6 of the 6 bordering states are IMLC members: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming.
Counts use shared land/river borders, exclude open-water-only and point-only contacts, and include the District of Columbia where adjacent. Count the named qualifying neighbors and divide the list into qualifying and other recorded statuses; no status is inferred for an unrecorded IMLC state.
BLS OEWS May 2025 annual mean employee wages — nurse practitioners: $125,160; physician assistants: $131,910. These are employee wage estimates, not total compensation or contract rates.
South Dakota nurse practitioners pay · South Dakota physician assistants pay · South Dakota nurse anesthetists pay
Always confirm current requirements with the state board; IMLC participation can change.
Yes. The IMLCC member boards list (updated 1/1/2026) shows South Dakota as a member that can serve as State of Principal License, joined 3/12/2015, go-live Jan-18. Always confirm current requirements with the state board; IMLC participation can change.
No. The compact offers an expedited route for eligible physicians, but the South Dakota board issues the license.
No. The IMLC covers physicians only. NPs and PAs should check with the South Dakota board.
6 of the 6 bordering states are IMLC members: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming.
No. The linked BLS state wage estimates describe employee wages, not licensing, compact privileges or prescribing authority. Confirm the South Dakota board’s requirements separately.