S.D. Codified Laws § 36-32-64.1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 36-32-64.1 - Licensed professional counselor-Exception to minimum-hour degree requirement-Compact eligibility

Notwithstanding subsection 36-32-64(1)(b), the board may issue a license as a professional counselor to an applicant who has received a master's or a doctoral degree, consisting of less than sixty credit hours but no less than forty-eight credit hours in counseling, from an accredited counseling program recognized by the board, if the applicant otherwise satisfies the requirements for licensure in § 36-32-64.

An applicant who is issued a license as a professional counselor under this section is not eligible to participate in the counseling licensure compact adopted by § 36-32A-2.

SDCL 36-32-64.1

SL 2024, ch 164, §2.
Added by S.L. 2024, ch. 164,s. 2, eff. 7/1/2024.