Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
The board shall accept continuing education programs accredited, approved, or presented by the following organizations or the organization's state affiliate if the subject matter of the continuing education relates to addiction counseling or prevention services: (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) Prevention Technology Transfer Center; (19) Professional Education Systems Institute; (20) South Dakota Association of Addiction and Prevention Professionals; (21) South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists; (22) South Dakota Board of Examiners for Psychologists; (23) South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners; (24) South Dakota Corrections Association; (25) South Dakota Council of Community Behavioral Health; (26) South Dakota Counseling Association; (27) South Dakota Department of Corrections; (28) South Dakota Department of Health; (29) South Dakota Department of Human Services; (30) South Dakota Department of Social Services; (31) South Dakota Unified Judicial System; (32) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; and (33) The state licensing board for addiction or prevention counselors of another state. The board may approve other continuing education programs upon request of a licensee, supervisee, trainee, or program provider. A request for approval must be on a form approved by the board. The burden is on the licensee, supervisee, trainee, or program provider to demonstrate the program is qualified continuing education pursuant to § 20:80:19:03.
Source: 50 SDR 12, effective August 8, 2023; transferred from § 20:80:08:19, 53 SDR 40, effective October 11, 2026.