South Carolina § 40-75-240 - Associate licenses.

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§ 40-75-240. Associate licenses.

A professional counselor associate license, marriage and family therapy associate license, or addiction counselor associate license must be issued to an applicant who has satisfied the educational requirements, as specified by the board in regulation, for licensure but who has not yet completed the supervision or experience requirements and has passed the examination required for licensure. An associate who has not completed the requirements for licensure within two years may apply to the board for an extension.

HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 396, SECTION 8; 2018 Act No. 249 (H.4601), SECTION 11, eff May 18, 2018.

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 249, SECTION 11, in the first sentence, substituted "associate license, marriage and family therapy associate license, or addiction counselor associate license" for "intern or marriage and family therapy intern license", and in the second sentence, substituted "associate" for "intern".

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 40-75-240 ("Associate licenses.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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