Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
Distinct LMFT license
Published research · ConfirmedThe combined Board separately licenses marriage and family therapists under the LMFT credential rather than the LPC credential.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor research in SC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Application and practice status
Application, education, examination, background check, fees, temporary authority, endorsement, and supervised versus independent practice.
LMFT Associate supervision
Published research · ConfirmedAn LMFT Associate may practice only under the supervision route accepted by the Board.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor research in SC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Supervision and workforce evidence
Supervisor qualifications, written agreements, settings, hours, reporting, license verification, and hiring or credentialing evidence.
Out-of-state telehealth registration
Published research · ConfirmedA qualifying out-of-state LMFT located outside South Carolina may apply for behavioral telehealth registration, subject to the statutory restrictions on in-person services and a South Carolina office.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor research in SC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Cross-border and practice structure
Telehealth location rules, registration, compact privileges, ownership, entity naming, fee sharing, and multidisciplinary practice.
Counseling Compact does not cover LMFT
Published research · ConfirmedAn LMFT cannot rely on the Counseling Compact merely because the combined Board regulates both professions.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor research in SC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Client-facing operations and records
Disclosure, consent, telehealth, emergencies, advertising, confidentiality, access, retention, minors, subpoenas, closure, fees, billing, and termination.
Supervisor status is separate
Published research · ConfirmedSupervising an LMFT Associate requires satisfaction of the Board supervisor requirements rather than independent LMFT licensure alone.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor research in SC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Maintenance, complaints, and monitoring
Renewal, continuing education, audits, inactive status, reinstatement, complaints, discipline, effective dates, exclusions, and unresolved interpretations.
Distinct LMFT license
Published research · ConfirmedThe combined Board separately licenses marriage and family therapists under the LMFT credential rather than the LPC credential.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor research in SC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11