<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:59:04:01 Definitions.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:59:04:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:59:04:01 Definitions."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:59:04:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitions.</b> Terms used in this chapter mean:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Academic credit hour,&quot; one semester credit hour earned at a junior college, college, or university accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Continuing education,&quot; postgraduate courses, either academic or nonacademic, related to the field of social work;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Continuing education sponsor,&quot; an educational institution, a professional association, or a business or governmental organization approved by the board under §20:59:04:08 to award continuing education units for organized social work education; and</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Continuing Education Unit (CEU),&quot; 10 contact hours of participation in a noncredit organized continuing education program conducted by an approved sponsor.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 3 SDR 81, effective May 29, 1977; 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-26-29">36-26-29.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-26-26">36-26-26</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-26-29">36-26-29.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>