South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:59:01:07.01 Notarization of application and transcripts. 20:59:01:07.01. Notarization of application and transcripts. Applications must be notarized. Applicants are responsible for having official college transcripts sent from the college to the board. Source: 2 SDR 82, e…

20:59:01:08. Fees. Any fee described in this chapter must be remitted to the board in the form prescribed by the board and made payable to the South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners. The board may not take any action on any application for license until the fee is received. …

Rule 20:59:01:09 Repealed. 20:59:01:09. Fee schedule without examination.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; repealed, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978.

20:59:01:10. Fee schedule for applications. The fee for application for a biennial license is as follows: (1) Certified social worker authorized to engage in private, independent practice, two hundred ten dollars; (2) Certified social worker, one hundred seventy dollars; (3) Soci…

Rule 20:59:01:10.01 Fee schedule for endorsement without examination. 20:59:01:10.01. Fee schedule for endorsement without examination. Fees for endorsement application for a license without examination are as follows: (1) Certified social worker authorized to engage in private, …

20:59:01:10.02. License renewal fees. Fees for biennial renewal of a license are as follows: (1) Certified social worker authorized to engage in private, independent practice, two hundred ten dollars; (2) Certified social worker, one hundred seventy dollars; (3) Social worker, on…

20:59:01:10.03. No reimbursement before expiration of license. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; transferred from § 20:59:01:19, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 51 SDR 52, eff…

20:59:01:10.04. No refund of license fees. Repealed. Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; transferred from § 20:59:01:20, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 17 SDR 88, effective January 1, 199…

Rule 20:59:01:10.05 Duplicate license fee. 20:59:01:10.05. Duplicate license fee. The board shall issue a duplicate license upon receipt of a written request and a $10 fee. Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; transferred from § 20:59:01:21, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978;…

20:59:01:10.06. Examination and reexamination fee. Repealed. Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; transferred from § 20:59:01:22, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 6 SDR 38, effective October 24, 1979; 10 SDR 138, effective June 20, 1984; repealed, 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, ef…

20:59:01:10.07. Late fee. An applicant seeking to renew a license after forfeiture shall pay a late fee. The late fee is an additional fifty percent of the renewal fee. Source: 6 SDR 38, effective October 24, 1979; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 51 SDR 52, effect…

Rule 20:59:01:10.08 Repea;ed. 20:59:01:10.08. Temporary license fee. Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 214, effective July 1, 1994; 44 SDR 42, effective September 11, 2017.

20:59:01:11. Certificates. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024.

Rule 20:59:01:12 Repealed. 20:59:01:12. Licensure denial.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002.

Rule 20:59:01:13 Application disposition. 20:59:01:13. Application disposition. All applications and supporting papers submitted to the board become the property of the board. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, e…

20:59:01:14. Verification of licensure for the public. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024.

Rule 20:59:01:15 Repealed. 20:59:01:15. Changes or revisions.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002.

Rule 20:59:01:16 Repealed. 20:59:01:16. Nonpracticing applicants.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; repealed, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978.

Rule 20:59:01:17 Repealed. 20:59:01:17. Applicant may practice until next scheduled examination.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; repealed, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978.

Rule 20:59:01:18 Transferred. 20:59:01:18. Transferred to § 20:59:01:07.01.

Rule 20:59:01:19 Transferred. 20:59:01:19. Transferred to § 20:59:01:10.03.

Rule 20:59:01:20 Transferred. 20:59:01:20. Transferred to § 20:59:01:10.04.

Rule 20:59:01:21 Transferred. 20:59:01:21. Transferred to § 20:59:01:10.05.

Rule 20:59:01:22 Transferred. 20:59:01:22. Transferred to § 20:59:01:10.06.

Rule 20:59:02:01 Academic requirements for social work associate. 20:59:02:01. Academic requirements for social work associate.After January 1, 1986, academic requirements for a social work associate license in SDCL 36-26-16 must be completed at a junior college, college, or univ…

Rule 20:59:02:02 Repealed. 20:59:02:02. Qualifications for social work associate.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; repealed, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978.

Rule 20:59:02:03 Repealed. 20:59:02:03. Certified social worker and social worker academic requirements.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; repealed, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978. 20:59:02:03.01. Programs approved by the Council on Social Work Education. An a…

20:59:02:03.01. Programs approved by the Council on Social Work Education. An applicant who graduated prior to July 1974 with a bachelor's degree in social work from a program subsequently accredited by the Council on Social Work Education meets the academic requirements for lice…

Rule 20:59:02:03.02 Repealed. 20:59:02:03.02. Nonaccredited and nonapproved social work programs.Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; repealed, 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986.

Rule 20:59:02:03.03 Repea;ed. 20:59:02:03.03. Information required of equivalency applicants for a social worker license. Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; transferred from § 20:59:01:03.01, 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective J…

Rule 20:59:02:04 Repealed. 20:59:02:04. Equivalent courses for social worker license. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 57, effective Oc…

Rule 20:59:02:05 Repealed. 20:59:02:05. Field work experience as part of social worker equivalency. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 44 SDR 42…

Rule 20:59:02:06 Repealed. 20:59:02:06. Evaluation of practice or experience.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 82, effective June 14, 1976; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; repealed, 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986.

Rule 20:59:02:07 Transferred. 20:59:02:07. Transferred to chapter 20:59:06.

Rule 20:59:04:01 Definitions. 20:59:04:01. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Academic credit hour," one semester credit hour earned at a junior college, college, or university accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency approved by the United States …

Rule 20:59:04:01.01 Courses eligible for continuing education credit -- Distance education. 20:59:04:01.01. Courses eligible for continuing education credit -- Distance education. The board may allow continuing education credit for academic credit courses taken at a junior colleg…

20:59:04:02. Amount of continuing education required. All licensees submitting applications for license renewal must include a certificate of successful completion of thirty hours of continuing education taken within the previous two-year license period. At least six of the thirt…

Rule 20:59:04:03 Repealed. 20:59:04:03. Registration of sponsor.Repealed. Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; repealed, 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986.

20:59:04:04. Waiver due to certified illness. A licensee may apply for a waiver of the continuing education requirement if the licensee presents a physician's certified statement that the licensee was physically incapacitated to the extent that the licensee could not satisfy the …

Rule 20:59:04:05 Repealed. 20:59:04:05. Exemption from continuing education requirements.Repealed. Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; repealed, 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978.

20:59:04:06. Continuing education obtained out-of-state. Repealed. Source: 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024.

Rule 20:59:04:07 Preparation or publication of a professional social work topic or paper. 20:59:04:07. Preparation or publication of a professional social work topic or paper. A licensee who has prepared an academic social work course, a social work in-service training workshop, …

Rule 20:59:04:08 Standards for approval of continuing education sponsor. 20:59:04:08. Standards for approval of continuing education sponsor. A sponsor for nonacademic continuing education in social work must meet the following standards to be approved by the board; (1) The spons…

Rule 20:59:04:09 Standards for approval of continuing education programs. 20:59:04:09. Standards for approval of continuing education programs. Continuing education programs in social work must meet the following standards to be approved by the board: (1) The continuing education…

Rule 20:59:04:10 Standards for approval of continuing education programs for agency administrators. 20:59:04:10. Standards for approval of continuing education programs for agency administrators. Continuing education programs for agency administrators who are responsible for soci…

20:59:05:01. Supervision of a social work associate. The supervision of a social work associate by a licensed social worker or licensed certified social worker must include at least four contact hours each month. The licensee is responsible for having the licensee's supervisor su…

20:59:05:02. Supervision of a certified social worker in private, independent practice candidate. The provisions of §§ 20:59:05:03 to 20:59:05:10, inclusive, apply to the qualifications of the supervisor providing supervision of a certified social worker in private, independent p…