HB 1029 reorganizes South Dakota's regulation of addiction counselors and prevention specialists by clarifying the Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals' role in licensing, certifying, and disciplining these professionals. The bill expands the list of professional titles regulated under state law to include peer support specialists and various trainee and supervisee positions, and adds a new requirement that the board ensure practitioner competency and public safety. Key changes include streamlined examination requirements tied to national standards and updated disciplinary procedures for practitioners who violate professional standards.
The enrolled version streamlines the Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals' regulatory structure by removing specific fee caps and consolidating redundant duties into a cleaner list of eight core responsibilities, while shifting fee-setting authority from a "may promulgate" permissive framework to a mandatory rules-based system. This NARROWS the bill's focus from comprehensive fee regulation to establishing foundational competency and practice standards.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 326
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 271
Signed by the President S.J. 223
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 251
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. S.J. 202
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 10
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 121
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 13. H.J. 139
House of Representatives Deferred to another day H.J. 128
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 4. H.J. 1
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 12
Do Pass
Health and Human Services — Do Pass
Do Pass
Health and Human Services — Do Pass