67:62:06:03Requirements for staff providing direct services and supports to clients.

Qualifications to provide direct mental health services and supports to clients are as follows: (1) A staff member who has at least a high school diploma or a high school equivalency may, if supervised by a clinical supervisor, provide: (a) Intake services; (b) Case management; (c) Family education and support; (d) Liaison services; (e) Direct assistance; (f) Psychosocial rehabilitative services; and (g) Recovery support services; (2) A staff member who has at least a master's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or nursing; a staff member who has a social work license, as defined in SDCL 36-26-15; or staff member who holds a bachelor's degree in a human services field and has two years of related experience may provide: (a) Any service listed in subdivision (1); and (b) Any other mental health service; (3) A physician, a resident operating within guidelines esablished by the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners, a licensed physician assistant, or a licensed certified nurse practitioner practicing within the individual's scope of practice, may provide psychiatric services; and (4) A registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse may provide psychiatric nursing services.

Source: 43 SDR 80, effective December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023.