For South Carolina DSP providers
South Carolina, meet the training pathway built around your DSP requirements
South Carolina's DSP requirements are set by the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) — Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (formerly DDSN). Some training is due before a new hire works alone, some renews every year or every few years, and some has to come from an outside certifying program. Keeping it straight for every staff member is a job in itself.
TES turns South Carolina's requirements into one checklist for each staff member. Mapped online courses are ready to assign, and outside certifications are tracked as evidence in the same record, so the file is ready when a reviewer asks.
Summarized from Directive 567-01-DD; Directive 567-04-DD; Directive 603-13-DD; Act 3 of 2025. Last reviewed August 25, 2026.
- 400+ courses and programs
- 200,000+ professionals trained
What South Carolina requires
- Ongoing training
- 10 hours of additional job-related training annually (Directive 567-01-DD)
- Background check
- Required — criminal background screening for direct-care staff under state directives
- Directive 567-01-DD — Staff orientation, pre-service training, and annual training. Defines the pre-service topic list, written tests and skills checks, the experience-based test-out, and the 10-hour annual training requirement for direct support staff.
- Directive 567-04-DD — Crisis intervention certification. Requires pre-skill certification from one of nine approved commercial crisis-intervention systems before staff may physically intervene.
- Directive 603-13-DD — Medication Technician Certification. Establishes the med-tech program: 16+ classroom hours, practicum and supervised passes, 85% exam standard, licensed instructors, and 3-year written curriculum approvals.
- Act 3 of 2025 — Creation of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Merged DDSN into the new BHDD effective April 28, 2025; DDSN functions continue as BHDD's Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, with existing directives in force during the transition.
What the South Carolina pathway tracks, and how
The South Carolina DSP pathway in the TES catalog has 10 requirements. Each one shows how often it renews and how TES handles it.
| Requirement | Renews | How TES handles it |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation: Confidentiality (567-01-DD) | One-time | Mapped course: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (DSP) |
| Orientation: Abuse & Neglect Prevention (567-01-DD) | One-time | Mapped course: Human Rights and Recognizing Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation |
| Orientation: Understanding Disabilities (567-01-DD) | One-time | Mapped course: (ADS) General Characteristics: An Introduction to Developmental Disabilities |
| Orientation: Signs & Symptoms of Illness, incl. Seizures (567-01-DD) | One-time | Mapped course: Seizure Disorders |
| Orientation: Fire Safety & Disaster Procedures (567-01-DD) | One-time | Mapped course: Fire Safety for Direct Support Professionals |
| Orientation: Basic Teaching Strategies (567-01-DD) | One-time | Mapped course: Positive Behavior Supports for Autism |
| Annual Job-Related Training — 10 hours/year (567-01-DD) | Every year | 10 hours tracked per staff member. Pathway courses count toward the total |
| First Aid — Hands-On (external) | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
| Crisis Intervention Certification — 9 Approved Systems (external) | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
| Medication Technician Certification (external — 603-13-DD) | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
Where TES courses fit in South Carolina
TES courses cover the topics your agency is allowed to deliver itself. Hands-on certifications such as CPR and First Aid, medication credentials and any state-delivered modules stay with their required sources, and TES tracks them as evidence next to your online courses.
The records are what get reviewed
When BHDD or a licensing reviewer asks, you need more than certificates scattered across platforms. TES keeps each staff member's completions, certification cards and renewal dates in one checklist, so you can show who was trained on what, and when, in seconds.
Built for managers who are stretched thin
- One checklist per staff member. Every state requirement, its due date and its status in one record, so you can see who is on track and who is about to slip.
- Due dates and renewals tracked for you. Each requirement shows when it is first due and how often it renews, from "before first shift" to annual and multi-year cycles.
- Outside training lives in the same record. CPR/First Aid cards, medication-administration certifications and state-platform completions are tracked as external evidence next to your online courses, so one record shows what a reviewer asks for.
- Mapped online courses ready to assign. Self-paced courses from the TES catalog cover the topics your agency is allowed to deliver itself.
- NADSP Accredited Education provider. Completed TES hours can also count toward NADSP DSP-I and DSP-II accredited education through the NADSP E-Badge Certification Program.
Pricing
The South Carolina DSP pathway includes the requirement checklist, due-date and renewal tracking, and the trainings mapped to the pathway. See the South Carolina pathway in the TES catalog.
Buying for a team? Contact us or use "Request a team purchase" on the pathway page.
Frequently asked questions
What ongoing training do South Carolina DSPs need?
10 hours of additional job-related training annually (Directive 567-01-DD)
Does TES provide CPR, First Aid or medication certification?
No. Those come from their certifying programs. TES tracks each certificate and its renewal date in the same record as your online training.
What does the South Carolina pathway cost?
Pricing depends on your team size and states. Individual pathways are listed in the TES catalog; for an agency quote, contact our team.
Make South Carolina's requirements the easy part
See every staff member's South Carolina checklist on one screen, with renewals and outside certificates tracked. We'll walk you through the South Carolina pathway with your team in mind.