Code of Massachusetts Regulations
262 CMR - BOARD OF ALLIED MENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONS
Title 262 CMR 2.00 - Requirements For Licensure As A Mental Health Counselor
Section 2.03 - Licensure Application Requirements

Universal Citation: 262 MA Code of Regs 262.2

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) An applicant for licensure as a mental health counselor must provide to the Board the following:

(a) a complete application for licensure as prescribed by the Board;

(b) a final transcript which demonstrates that the applicable degree and education requirements under 262 CMR 2.04 and 2.05 have been met;

(c) evidence which demonstrates that the applicant has completed the clinical field experience requirements under 262 CMR 2.06 through 2.08; and

(d) evidence of a passing score on the Board Examination. Passing scores remain valid for a period of five years from the date the examination was taken.

(2) Any applicant who holds a license, certification or registration as a mental health counselor, or the equivalent thereof as determined by the Board, issued by another state or jurisdiction, may apply to the Board for licensure as a mental health counselor by reciprocal recognition. Such applicants must submit to the Board:

(a) a complete application for licensure as prescribed by the Board;

(b) written proof, in a form acceptable to the Board, that the requirements and standards for the applicant's license, certification or registration are substantially equivalent to or exceed the standards of the Commonwealth as determined by the Board;

(c) written proof, in a form acceptable to the Board, that the applicant received a passing score on the Board Examination as part of the requirements and standards for the applicant's license, certification or registration or written proof, in a form acceptable to the Board, that the applicant received a passing score on the Board Examination within the previous five years;

(d) written proof, in a form acceptable to the Board, that the applicant's license, certification, or registration is in good standing with the licensing authority that issued it; and

(e) written proof, in a form acceptable to the Board, that the applicant has been actively practicing mental health counseling with a license continuously for at least three years full-time or the part-time equivalent in the state or jurisdiction that issued the license, certification or registration.

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