<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:73:05:01 Examination.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:73:05:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:73:05:01 Examination."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:73:05:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Examination.</b> The National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination (NCMHCE) is the examination</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> required to be </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>licensed</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> as a</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> professional counselor-mental health. The applicant shall apply directly to the National Board f</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>or</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Certified Counselors.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 34 SDR 73, effective September 17, 2007</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>; </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL 36-32-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>56</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL 36-32-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>65</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Note:</b> National Board for Certified Counselors, 3 Terrace Way, Suite A, Greensboro, NC 27403, 336-547-0607, www.nbcc.org.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>