<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bc000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:68:05:01"><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000000">20:68:05:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000001">.  Examinations. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">The National Counselor Examination </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">or the Counselor Rehabilitation Certification Examination </span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">is the examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0"> required</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0"> for licens</span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">ure as a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0"> professional counselor. The applicant shall apply directly to the National Board for Certified Counselors</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0"> or the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification</span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bc000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">    </span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0"> 18 SDR 67, effective October 16, 1991; 22 SDR 97, effective January 24, 1996; 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 28 SDR 51, effective October 14, 2001; 34 SDR 73, effective September 17, 2007</span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">; 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020; 49 SDR 51, effective November 24, 2022</span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">    </span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-32-56"><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000003">36-32-</span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000003">5</span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000003">6</span></a><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">    </span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-32-64"><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000003">36-32-</span><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0-000003">64</span></a><span class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s549ce9f4-5b2b-4f0c-8811-b197579a42bc000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>