Qualified continuing education. Qualified continuing education is an academic course, in-house program, workshop, clinic, forum, lecture, program, seminar, or other educational activity delivered for the purpose of increasing or sustaining the proficiency of the licensee in the practice of addiction or prevention counseling.

An academic semester credit equals fifteen continuing education hours and an academic quarter credit equals ten continuing education hours.

The same qualified continuing education may not be repeated by a licensee in consecutive continuing education cycles.

Source: 50 SDR 12, effective August 8, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-34-12 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-34-12 (1) .