67:61:05:03Qualifications of addiction counselors.

All agency staff that provide addiction counseling shall meet the standards for an addiction counselor, addiction counselor supervisee, or addiction counselor trainee as established by the Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals. A certificate and identification card issued by the board is evidence of meeting the standards for an addiction counselor. A certificate of recognition is evidence of meeting the standards for an addiction counselor supervisee or trainee. An addiction counselor must obtain certification and an addiction counselor supervisee or trainee must obtain recognition before performing any addiction counseling functions.

Source: 43 SDR 80, effective December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023; 53 SDR 41, effective October 11, 2026.