South Carolina § 40-75-540 - Regulations for continuing education; license renewal.
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§ 40-75-540. Regulations for continuing education; license renewal.
(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.
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).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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