S.C. Code Regs. § § 36-15
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024
Section 36-15 - Reinstatement of Lapsed Licenses(1) A licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, addiction counselor, psycho-educational specialist, professional counselor supervisor, marriage and family therapist supervisor whose license has been lapsed for at least three (3) months, but fewer than five (5) years, may reinstate the license upon submitting an application, payment of fees for each licensing period during which the license was lapsed, along with the required reinstatement fee, and providing proof satisfactory to the Board on a form approved by the Board of completion of the requisite continuing education hours for each year during which the license was lapsed. The Board for good cause may waive any part of this continuing education requirement upon appropriate conditions.(2) A licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, addiction counselor, psycho-educational specialist, professional counselor supervisor, marriage and family therapist supervisor, or addiction counselor supervisor whose license has been lapsed for more than five (5) years must submit an application for reinstatement, pay the required reinstatement fee, and appear before the Board to determine if the license should be reinstated and the terms under which the reinstatement is to be made.(3) Any applicant for reinstatement shall submit a notarized affidavit certifying that they have not been engaged in the practice of counseling, marriage and family therapy, addiction counseling, or psycho-education specialty outside of the school setting, professional counselor supervising, marriage and family therapy or addiction counseling supervising during the period their license was not in an active status.Added by State Register Volume 20, Issue No. 5, Part 2, eff May 25, 2001. Amended by State Register Volume 30, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 2006; State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 6, eff June 28, 2013; State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2015; State Register Volume 42, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/25/2018; State Register Volume 43, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2019; State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2022.