Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Requirements for professional identification.
All providers, when representing themselves in activities
relating to the practice of professional counseling or professional clinical
counseling, including in written materials or advertising, must identify the
academic degree upon which their licensure is based, as well as their
licensure. Individuals licensed on the basis of the equivalent of a master's
degree in a doctoral program must similarly use the designation "M. Eq." to
identify the educational status on which their licensure is based, as well as
their licensure.
Subp. 2.
Disclosure of education.
At the initial meeting, a provider must display or make
available to each new client accurate information about the qualifications and
competencies of the provider, including whether the provider is currently
completing the postlicensure supervised practice requirement.
Subp. 3.
Requirements for
representations to public.
A. Unless
licensed under Minnesota Statutes, sections
148B.50 to
148B.593, persons must not
represent themselves or permit themselves to be represented to the public by:
(1) using any title or description of
services, incorporating the words "licensed professional counselor,"
"professional counselor," "licensed professional clinical counselor," or
"professional clinical counselor" or otherwise holding themselves out to the
public by any title or description stating or implying that they are licensed
to engage in the practice of professional counseling or professional clinical
counseling; or
(2) representing
that the person has expert qualifications in an area of professional counseling
or professional clinical counseling.
B. Individuals trained in professional
counseling or professional clinical counseling who are employed by an
educational institution recognized by a regional accrediting organization, by a
federal, state, county, or local government institution, by agencies, or by
research facilities, may represent themselves by the title designated by that
organization provided that the title does not indicate that the individual is
licensed by the board.
C. An
individual trained in professional counseling or professional clinical
counseling from an institution described in item B may offer lecture services
and is exempt from this part.
D. A
person who is participating in a supervised field experience as part of a
degree program or for purposes of licensure by the board may be designated as a
"counselor intern."
Subp.
4.
Persons or techniques not regulated by board.
A. Nothing in Minnesota Statutes, sections
148B.50 to
148B.593, may be construed to
limit the occupational pursuits consistent with their training and codes of
ethics of professionals such as licensed physicians, registered nurses,
licensed practical nurses, licensed psychologists, probation officers,
attorneys, social workers, marriage and family therapists, qualified
rehabilitation consultants, natural family planning practitioners certified by
the American Academy of Natural Family Planning, and registered occupational
therapists or certified occupational therapist assistants. These persons must
not, however, use a title incorporating the words "licensed professional
counselor" or "licensed professional clinical counselor" or otherwise hold
themselves out to the public by any title or description stating or implying
that they are licensed to engage in the practice of professional counseling or
professional clinical counseling unless they are licensed under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 148B.50 to
148B.593.
B. Use of professional counseling and
professional clinical counseling techniques by industrial or business firms or
corporations for their own personnel purposes or by employment agencies or
state vocational rehabilitation agencies for evaluating their own clients
before recommending for employment is also specifically allowed. However, no
representative of an industrial or business firm or corporation may sell,
offer, or provide any professional counseling or professional clinical
counseling services under Minnesota Statutes, sections
148B.50 and
148B.5301, unless the services
are performed or supervised by individuals licensed or exempt under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 148B.50 to
148B.593.
Subp. 5.
Other professions not
authorized.
Nothing in Minnesota Statutes, sections
148B.50 to
148B.593, may be construed to
authorize a person licensed under Minnesota Statutes, sections
148B.50 to
148B.593, to engage in the
practice of any profession regulated under Minnesota law unless the person is
duly licensed or registered in that profession.
Statutory Authority: MS s
148B.52
