Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
1. Application
The application shall include:
A. Proof of the education required by Section
2 of this chapter;
B. Proof of a passing score on the National
Counselor Examination, or a request to take the examination;
C. A plan for supervision by an approved
supervisor. The plan must meet the requirements for supervised experience
contained in Section
4 of this chapter and shall be submitted
on a form provided by the board;
D.
A proposed disclosure statement that meets the requirements of Chapter 8-B,
Section
2(1) of the board's
rules ;
E. The fee prescribed by
Chapter 10, Section
5(13) of the rules of
the Office of Licensing and Registration, entitled "Establishment of License
Fees;"
F. Three letters of
reference on a form provided by the board to be completed by professionals in
the counseling field. The letters must be dated within one year prior to the
date of the application;
G. License
verifications from all jurisdictions in which the applicant was ever licensed
as a mental health professional; and
H. Such other information as the board may
require.
2.
Administrative Responsibilities and Practice Limitations
A. Both the conditional licensee and the
supervisor shall maintain ongoing records of supervision and shall produce the
records for inspection and copying upon request of the board.
B. A conditional licensee may not change
supervisors without prior written approval from the board. The licensee must
submit a written request explaining the reason for the proposed change. The
request must be accompanied by the termination/evaluation report described in
Section
5(2)(C) of this chapter
and a substitute supervision plan submitted on a form supplied by the
board.
C. The supervisor shall
submit a termination/evaluation report to the board:
(1) Upon a change of supervisor;
(2) Upon termination of the supervisory
relationship prior to completion of the supervised experience set forth in
Section
4 of this chapter; and
(3) Upon completion of the supervised
experience set forth in Section
4 of this chapter.
D. A conditional licensee may not practice
except under supervision as set forth in this section. A conditional licensee
shall use the designation "conditional" in all documentation, correspondence
and informational materials.
3. License Term
The conditional license is issued for a 2-year period. The
license may be renewed for up to two additional 2-year periods (exclusive of
any periods of inactive status) as necessary for the licensee to complete the
supervised experience required by Section
4 of this chapter. The license will not
be further renewed unless the licensee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
board that extenuating circumstances of genuine hardship prevented the licensee
from completing the supervised experience within the 6-year period described in
this subsection.
4. Waiver
of Conditional Licensure
The board may waive conditional licensure in whole or in part
and may recognize supervised clinical experience lawfully obtained following
attainment of the qualifying degree that is substantially equivalent to the
supervised experience required by Section
4 of this chapter.
