20:68 : 04 : 08 . Definitions . As used in this chapter:
- (1) "Contact hour" means a continuous period of time spent with a client. A contact hour may be accumulated in increments of 15 or 20 minutes. One contact hour equals at least 50 total minutes of time spent with a client;
- (2) "Counseling related activity" means preparation of case notes, research, consulting with peers, counseling continuing education, or other like activities. Counseling related activity does not include administrative tasks;
- (3) "Direct client contact" means synchronous contact with a client;
- (4) "In person" means physically present in the same location at the same time;
- (5) "Supervisee" means an applicant for licensure as a professional counselor who is acquiring necessary post graduate supervision hours for licensure under a board approved post graduate plan of supervision;
- (6) "Supervisor" means an approved licensee who meets the requirements of this chapter and has been approved by the board to provide post graduate supervision to an approved supervisee; and
- (7) "Synchronous" means an interaction between two individuals or group of people using what is seen and heard in person to communicate in real time.
Source: 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020.
General Authority: SDCL 36-32-56.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-32-64 .