South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:71:07:01 Ethical standards. 20:71:07:01. Ethical standards. A licensee, supervisee, or supervisor shall comply with the ethical standards as set forth in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Code of Ethics, as of January 1, 2015. Source: 25 SDR 85, eff…

Rule 20:71:08:01 Definitions. 20:71:08:01. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Electronic means" means any technology used to provide or receive counseling services; and (2) "HIPAA" means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, amended January 1, 2…

Rule 20:71:08:02 Standards for marriage and family therapy through electronic means. 20:71:08:02. Standards for marriage and family therapy through electronic means. Marriage and family therapy provided through electronic means must adhere to the requirements of this article, HIP…

20:72:01:01. Applicability. Repealed. Source: 24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997; 52 SDR 35, effective October 7, 2025.

20:72:01:02. Required continuing education. To renew a license, an audiologist shall complete a minimum of twelve hours of continuing education on or before July first and submit evidence of completion with the application required by SDCL 36-24-28.1. This section does not apply …

20:72:01:03. Waiver of continuing education requirement. The board may waive the continuing education requirement of § 20:72:01:02 only upon receipt of an application for a waiver from an audiologist on or before June first. The board may grant the waiver: (1) If the audiologist …

20:72:02:01. Requirements for provisional license. Repealed. Source: 24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997; 52 SDR 35, effective October 7, 2025.

20:72:03:01. Information required. Repealed. Source: 24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997; 52 SDR 35, effective October 7, 2025.

20:72:03:02. Remittance of fees. Repealed. Source: 24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997; 52 SDR 35, effective October 7, 2025.

20:72:03:03. Fee schedule for application and licensure. The board shall impose the following application and licensure fees: (1) Audiologist license, initial or renewal, two hundred dollars; (2) Late fee for renewal application received within the grace period described in SDCL …

20:72:03:04. Annual license renewal. A licensee must remit the annual renewal application for an audiology license to the board on or before July first. Source: 24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997; 52 SDR 35, effective October 7, 2025. General Authority: SDCL 36-24-28.1. Law …

20:72:03:05. Incomplete application. An application for initial licensure deemed incomplete by the board must be completed by the applicant within one year from the date received by the board, or the board must consider the application withdrawn. Source: 52 SDR 35, effective Octo…

20:72:04:01. Definitions. Terms used in this article mean the same as SDCL chapter 36-24.. Source: 52 SDR 35, effective October 7, 2025. General Authority: SDCL 36-24-47. Law Implemented: SDCL 36-24-1.

Rule 20:73:01:01 Definitions. 20:73:01:01. Definitions. Terms defined in SDCL chapter 36-32 have the same meaning when used in this article. Source: 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020. General Authority: SDCL 36-32-47. Law Implemented: S…

Rule 20:73:01:02 Application requirements. 20:73:01:02. Application requirements. An application for a license, temporary license, renewal of license, inactive license, or reactivated license must use the form prescribed by the board. The applicable application fee and license fe…

Rule 20:73:01:03 Repealed. 20:73:01:03. Licensure by reciprocity. Repealed. Source: 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 32 SDR 32, effective August 29, 2005; 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016; SL 2018, ch 238, § 6, effective February 5, 2018.

Rule 20:73:01:04 Application denial. 20:73:01:04. Application denial. An application may be denied for failure to meet the applicable licensure requirements or for any reasons set forth in SDCL 36-32-83. The board shall inform the applicant, in writing, of its reasons for denial.…

Rule 20:73:01:05 Application for post graduate plan of supervision -- Professional counselor-mental health. 20:73:01:05. Application for post graduate plan of supervision -- Professional counselor-mental health. An applicant for a post graduate plan of supervision shall submit to…

Rule 20:73:01:06 Application for licensed professional counselor-mental health. 20:73:01:06. Application for licensed professional counselor-mental health. An applicant for a license to practice as a professional counselor-mental health shall submit to the board: (1) A completed …

Rule 20:73:01:07 Application for professional counselor-mental health by endorsement -- Applicant licensed in another state. 20:73:01:07. Application for professional counselor-mental health by endorsement -- Applicant licensed in another state. An applicant licensed in another s…

Rule 20:73:01:08 Application for temporary license -- Professional counselor-mental health -- Applicant licensed in another state. 20:73:01:08. Application for temporary license -- Professional counselor-mental health -- Applicant licensed in another state. An applicant licensed …

Rule 20:73:01:09 Application to reinstate an expired license. 20:73:01:09. Application to reinstate an expired license. An expired license may be reactivated, as prescribed by SDCL 36-32-75, by submitting to the board: (1) A completed application and the applicable license fees; …

Rule 20:73:02:01 Repealed. 20:73:02:01. Renewal fees. Repealed. Source: 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020.

Rule 20:73:02:02 Fee schedule. 20:73:02:02. Fee schedule. The fees applicable under this chapter are as follows: (1) Application fee, $100; (2) Biennial license fee, $225; (3) Temporary license fee, $50; and (4) Inactive license fee, $25. Source: 25 SDR 85, effective December 22,…

Rule 20:73:02:03 Remittance of fees. 20:73:02:03. Remittance of fees. The application fee must be remitted to the board in the form prescribed by the board payable to the state of South Dakota. The board may take no action on any application until the fee is received. Source: 47 …

Rule 20:73:03:01 Academic requirements. 20:73:03:01. Academic requirements. Academic requirements to become a professional counselor-mental health must be completed at a university or college accredited by the: (1) Higher Learning Commission; (2) Middle States Commission on Highe…

Rule 20:73:03:02 Approved counseling program. 20:73:03:02. Approved counseling program. Academic requirements to become a professional counselor-mental health must be completed through a program prescribed by SDCL subdivision 36-32-65(2) at a university or college accredited purs…

Rule 20:73:03:03 Post degree completion of academic requirements for licensure -- Professional counselor-mental health. 20:73:03:03. Post degree completion of academic requirements for licensure -- Professional counselor-mental health. An applicant whose graduate degree in counse…

Rule 20:73:03:04 Credit hour equivalency. 20:73:03:04. Credit hour equivalency. For purposes of this article, 48 semester credit hours equal 72 quarter credit hours. Source: 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020. General Authority: SDCL 36-32-56. Law Implemented: SDCL 36-32-65.

Rule 20:73:04:01 Repealed. 20:73:04:01. Plan of supervision. Repealed. Source: 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 30 SDR 121, effective February 17, 2004; 32 SDR 32, effective August 29, 2005; 34 SDR 73, effective September 17, 2007; 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016; 47 …

Rule 20:73:04:02 Transferred. 20:73:04:02. Transferred to § 20:73:04:07.

Rule 20:73:04:03 Repealed. 20:73:04:03. Supervision requirements and methods. Repealed. Source: 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 30 SDR 121, effective February 17, 2004; 32 SDR 32, effective August 29, 2005; 34 SDR 73, effective September 17, 2007; 42 SDR 97, effective Jan…

Rule 20:73:04:04 Repealed. 20:73:04:04. Restrictions on applying supervised hours. Repealed. Source: 32 SDR 32, effective August 29, 2005; 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016; 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020.

Rule 20:73:04:05 Repealed. 20:73:04:05. Supervisor application. Repealed. Source: 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016; 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020.

Rule 20:73:04:06 Definitions. 20:73:04:06. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Contact hour" means a continuous period of time spent with a client. A contact hour may be accumulated in increments of 15 or 20 minutes. One contact hour equals at least 50 total minutes of tim…

Rule 20:73:04:07 Supervisor qualifications. 20:73:04:07. Supervisor qualifications. An approved supervisor must be licensed as a professional counselor-mental health, marriage and family therapist, certified social worker-private independent practice, psychologist, or psychiatris…

Rule 20:73:04:08 Post graduate supervision requirements -- Professional counselor-mental health. 20:73:04:08. Post graduate supervision requirements -- Professional counselor-mental health. Post graduate supervision required for licensure as a professional counselor-mental health…

20:73:04:09. Recognition of supervision by a South Dakota licensing board -- Professional counselor-mental health. The board may recognize direct client contact hours acquired pursuant to supervision approved and overseen by another South Dakota licensing board. Such hours must m…

Rule 20:73:04:10 Supervisor application. 20:73:04:10. Supervisor application. An applicant seeking to be an approved supervisor shall submit to the board: (1) A completed application; (2) Verification of qualifications, as prescribed by this chapter, to be an approved supervisor;…

Rule 20:73:04:11 Renewal of approved supervisor status. 20:73:04:11. Renewal of approved supervisor status. Approval as a supervisor is valid from the date of approval through November 30 of the next even-numbered year and is subject to renewal. An approved supervisor may renew s…

Rule 20:73:04:12 Supervisor duties. 20:73:04:12. Supervisor duties. An approved supervisor is responsible for the meaningful supervision of a supervisee through an intensive, interpersonal, and focused relationship to facilitate the development of the supervisee during a period o…

Rule 20:73:04:13 Multiple supervisors. 20:73:04:13. Multiple supervisors. A supervisee may have more than one approved supervisor. Each supervisor is responsible for the supervision of the supervisee during the time an approved post graduate plan of supervision with the superviso…

20:73:04:14. Completion or termination of post graduate plan of supervision. An approved supervisor shall notify the board, in writing, of the completion or termination of an approved post graduate plan of supervision within 14 days of the completion or termination. The approved …

Rule 20:73:05:01 Examination. 20:73:05:01. Examination. The National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE) is the examination required to be licensed as a professional counselor-mental health. The applicant shall apply directly to the National Board for Certified …

Rule 20:73:06:01 Repealed. 20:73:06:01. Continuing education compliance for license renewal. Repealed. Source: 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020.

Rule 20:73:06:02 Definitions. 20:73:06:02. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Continuing education cycle" means a two-year period that begins on December 1 of an even-numbered year and ends on November 30 of the next even-numbered year; (2) "In-house program" means a prog…

Rule 20:73:06:03 Continuing education requirements. 20:73:06:03. Continuing education requirements. A licensee shall complete 40 hours of qualified continuing education in each continuing education cycle. At least four of the continuing education hours must be on the subject of c…