<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.s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70P0 { 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.s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000003 { 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="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:71:03:01"><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000000">20:71:03:01</span></a><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000001">.  Approved examination.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0"> The </span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Board's National Examination in Marital and Family Therapy is required for licensure as a marriage and family therapist. An examination deemed equivalent to the National Examination in Marital and Family Therapy by the Board may be accepted for licensure as a marriage and family therapist</span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">    </span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0"> 22 SDR 97, effective January 24, 1996; 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">; </span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020</span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">; 49 SDR 51, effective November 24, 2022</span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">    </span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-33-71"><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000003">36-33-</span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000003">71</span></a><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">    </span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-33-43"><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000003">36-33-</span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000003">43</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-33-45"><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000003">36-33-</span><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000003">45</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-33-46"><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000003">36-33-46</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-33-53"><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0-000003">36-33-53</span></a><span class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7244deb5-21d1-4ec3-8006-8c1e0f4c2b70000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>