67 : 61 : 05 : 03 . Qualifications of addiction counselors. All agency staff that provide addiction counseling shall meet the standards for addiction counselors or addiction counselor trainees as established by the Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals . A certificate and identification card issued by the board is evidence of meeting the standards for an addiction counselor or certificate of recognition for an addiction counselor trainee. An addiction c ounselor must obtain certification and an addiction counselor trainee must obtain recognition before performing any addiction counseling functions.

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

General Authority: SDCL 1-36-25 , 34-20A-27 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-20A-27 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-12-05.