What the official sources support
Applicability and exclusions are shown with each finding. “Qualified” or “conflicting” findings are not simplified into an operational answer.
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