SDCL § 36-32-55: Duties of board.

The board shall:

(1)Administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapter 36-33;

(2)Establish educational, training, examination, and competency standards for professional counselors and licensees under this chapter and chapter 36-33;

(3)Establish standards for the safe and qualified practice of counseling and marriage and family therapy;

(4)Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure and issue and renew licenses and permits under this chapter and chapter 36-33;

(5)Establish standards and responsibilities for post-graduate board approved supervision for candidates for licensure under this chapter and chapter 36-33;

(6)Adopt ethical standards for the practice of counseling and marriage and family therapy;

(7)Establish competency standards and responsibilities for post-graduate board-approved supervisors under this chapter and chapter 36-33;

(8)Maintain the names of persons who meet the qualifications for a license or permit under this chapter and chapter 36-33;

(9)Conduct all disciplinary proceedings under this chapter and chapter 36-33;

(10)Maintain a record of each complaint received by the board;

(11)Establish reasonable requirements regarding reentry into practice of inactive practitioners and the reinstatement of previously licensed practitioners under this chapter and chapter 36-33;

(12)Establish continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensees and permit holders under this chapter and chapter 36-33 and the procedures for verifying compliance with the established requirements;

(13)Establish standards for the practice of distance counseling and distance marriage and family therapy;

(14)Communicate license and permit actions and status to relevant state and federal governing bodies, as required by law, or as the board determines is appropriate; and

(15)Employ personnel in accordance with the needs and budget of the board and enter into contracts as necessary to carry out the board's responsibilities under this chapter.