Department of Social Services



Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists

The effects of the rules will be repeal unnecessary rules, implement a fee to process license verifications and duplicate renewal cards, increase license and renewal license fees for marriage and family therapists, align language to be consistent with statutory language, clarify supervisor and exam requirements, and update the Code of Ethics to the most recent version.

New content is added below as the draft rules move through the rule-making process.




Intermin Rules Hearing
Agency Contact: Teresa Schulte
mail to: DSSAdminRules@STATE.SD.US
Important Dates
Public Hearing:
Comment Deadline:
Interim Rules Committee Hearing:
Filed-Secretary of State:
Rule Effective:
11/20/2015
11/20/2015
12/14/2015
12/14/2015
01/03/2016