South Carolina Statutes
§ 40-75-540 — Regulations for continuing education; license renewal.
South Carolina § 40-75-540
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 40PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Ch. 75PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND LICENSED PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 40-75-540 (2026).
Text
(A)The board shall promulgate regulations in accordance with Chapter 23, Title 1 (Administrative Procedures Act) establishing requirements for continuing education which must be met by a person licensed as a licensed psycho-educational specialist. An applicant for license renewal shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that continuing education requirements have been met.
(B)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.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 396, SECTION 8; 2024 Act No. 158 (S.408), SECTION 2, eff May 20, 2024. Editor's Note 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 2024 Act No. 158, SECTION 2, inserted the (A) designator and added (B).
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Data system.§ 40-75-1010
Rulemaking.§ 40-75-1020
Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement.§ 40-75-1030
Date of implementation of the Counseling Compact Commission and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment.§ 40-75-1040
Construction and severability.§ 40-75-1050
Binding effect of compact and other laws.§ 40-75-120
Sanctions.§ 40-75-130
Denial of licensure.§ 40-75-150
Voluntary surrender of license.§ 40-75-160
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