South Carolina § 40-75-250 Issuance of license; display; renewal.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 40-75-250 — Issuance of license; display; renewal.

South Carolina § 40-75-250

Title 40PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 75PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND LICENSED PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-75-250 (2026).

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(A)If an applicant satisfies all licensure requirements as provided for in this article, the board may issue a license to the applicant. A license is a personal right and not transferable, and the issuance of a license is evidence that the person is entitled to all rights and privileges of a licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, an addiction counselor, or of an associate, while the license remains current and unrestricted. However, the license is the property of the State and upon suspension or revocation immediately must be returned to the board.

(B)A person licensed under this chapter must display the license in a prominent and conspicuous place in the primary place of practice.

(C)Licenses issued under this chapter must be renewed every two years upon the pa

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(A) If an applicant satisfies all licensure requirements as provided for in this article, the board may issue a license to the applicant. A license is a personal right and not transferable, and the issuance of a license is evidence that the person is entitled to all rights and privileges of a licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, an addiction counselor, or of an associate, while the license remains current and unrestricted. However, the license is the property of the State and upon suspension or revocation immediately must be returned to the board. (B) A person licensed under this chapter must display the license in a prominent and conspicuous place in the primary place of practice. (C) Licenses issued under this chapter must be renewed every two years upon the payment of a renewal fee and upon the fulfillment of continuing education as determined by the board in regulation. (D) A person licensed under this chapter must receive at least one hour of continuing education in suicide assessment, treatment, and management treatment, which may be completed virtually, as a portion of the total continuing education requirement for license renewal as determined by the board in regulation. (E) A licensee who allows the license to lapse by failing to renew the license as provided in this section may be reinstated by the board upon payment of a reinstatement fee and the current renewal fee. The board, by regulation, may impose additional requirements for reinstatement.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 396, SECTION 8; 2018 Act No. 249 (H.4601), SECTION 12, eff May 18, 2018; 2024 Act No. 158 (S.408), SECTION 1, eff May 20, 2024. Editor's Note Prior Laws:1985 Act No. 191, SECTION 1; 1988 Act No. 318, SECTION 2; 1976 Code SECTIONS 40-75-110, 40-75-140. 2024 Act No. 158, SECTION 4, provides as follows: "SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. However, SECTIONS 1, 2, and 3 apply to license renewal cycles ending after 2025." Effect of Amendment 2018 Act No. 249, SECTION 12, in (A), in the third sentence, substituted ", marriage and family therapist, an addiction counselor, or of an associate" for "or a marriage and family therapist, or of an intern" following "of a licensed professional counselor". 2024 Act No. 158, SECTION 1, inserted (D) and redesignated former (D) as (E).