20:80:08:19Approved continuing education programs.

The board shall accept qualified continuing education programs accredited, approved, or presented by the following organizations or the organization’s state affiliate: (1) Addiction Technology Transfer Center; (2) American Association of Christian Counselors; (3) American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists; (4) American Association of Social Workers; (5) American Counseling Association; (6) American Medical Association; (7) American Psychological Association; (8) Center for the Application of Prevention Technology; (9) Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification; (10) Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation; (11) International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium; (12) Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations; (13) National Alliance of Mental Illness; (14) National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors; (15) National Association of Social Workers; (16) National Board for Certified Counselors; (17) National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals; (18) South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists; (19) South Dakota Board of Examiners for Psychologists; (20) South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners; (21) South Dakota Corrections Association; (22) South Dakota Council of Community Behavioral Health; (23) South Dakota Counseling Association; (24) South Dakota Department of Corrections; (25) South Dakota Department of Health; (26) South Dakota Department of Human Services; (27) South Dakota Department of Social Services; (28) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; and (29) The state licensing board for addiction or prevention counselors of another state. The board may approve other qualified continuing education programs upon request or a licensee or provider. A licensee or provider requesting approval of a continuing education program shall apply on a form approved by the board.

Source: 50 SDR 12, effective August 8, 2023.