Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
Terms used in this article mean: (1) "Addiction counselor," an individual who meets the required educational, work experience, and examination requirements of this article; (2) "Agency," an organization where a trainee or supervisee volunteers or works; (3) "Board," the South Dakota Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals; (4) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Social Services; (5) "Peer support specialist," an individual who meets the educational, work experience, and examination requirements of this article; (6) “Practitioner,” an individual certified, licensed, or recognized in accordance with the provisions of SDCL chapter 36-34; (7) "Prevention domains," the following measures of an individual's competency in addiction prevention: (a) Planning and evaluation; (b) Prevention education and service delivery; (c) Communication; (d) Community organization; (e) Public policy and environmental change; and (f) Professional growth and responsibility; (8) "Prevention specialist," an individual who meets the educational, work experience, and examination requirements of this article; (9) "Recognition," a status granted by the board to a trainee or supervisee; (10) "Recovery," the process of abstaining from addictive substances and behaviors, managing disease symptoms, and actively improving one's physical, psychological and social well-being; (11) "Supervisee," an individual who has received recognition by the board for meeting education requirements and who is obtaining the required work experience, under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor, to be certified or licensed under this article; (12) "Trainee," an individual recognized by the board for seeking the required education and work experience to be certified or licensed under this article while under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor; and (13) "Twelve core functions," the following duties that serve as the foundational framework of practitioner performance: (a) Assessment; (b) Case management; (c) Client education; (d) Consultation; (e) Counseling; (f) Crisis intervention; (g) Intake; (h) Orientation; (i) Recordkeeping; (j) Referral; (k) Screening; and (l) Treatment planning.
Source: 53 SDR 40, effective October 11, 2026.