{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-32-55","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-32-55","heading":"Duties of board.","body":"The board shall:\n(1)Administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapter 36-33;\n(2)Establish educational, training, examination, and competency standards for professional counselors and licensees under this chapter and chapter 36-33;\n(3)Establish standards for the safe and qualified practice of counseling and marriage and family therapy;\n(4)Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure and issue and renew licenses and permits under this chapter and chapter 36-33;\n(5)Establish standards and responsibilities for post-graduate board approved supervision for candidates for licensure under this chapter and chapter 36-33;\n(6)Adopt ethical standards for the practice of counseling and marriage and family therapy;\n(7)Establish competency standards and responsibilities for post-graduate board-approved supervisors under this chapter and chapter 36-33;\n(8)Maintain the names of persons who meet the qualifications for a license or permit under this chapter and chapter 36-33;\n(9)Conduct all disciplinary proceedings under this chapter and chapter 36-33;\n(10)Maintain a record of each complaint received by the board;\n(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;\n(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;\n(13)Establish standards for the practice of distance counseling and distance marriage and family therapy;\n(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\n(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.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-32. PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-32-55","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"df2a01325112e79986105f097555eff92b3c8ba2fb0fbf5b8e8dc139d5b924db","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-32-54","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-32-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}