New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions
Part 79 - Regulation of Individual Professions
Subpart 79-9 - Mental Health Counseling
Section 79-9.2 - Professional licensing examination
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 79-9.2
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Each candidate for licensure as a mental health counselor shall pass an examination:
(1) that is offered by an organization
determined by the department to have satisfactory administrative and
psychometric procedures in place to offer the licensing examination;
and
(2) that the department
determines adequately tests mental health counseling proficiency at the
master's degree level and adequately measures the candidate's knowledge
concerning practice as a mental health counselor as defined in subdivision (1)
of section
8402 of the
Education Law.
(b) Requirements for admission to examination for licensure as a mental health counselor. To be admitted to the licensing examination, the candidate shall be required to:
(1) file an application for
licensure with the department;
(2)
pay the fee for the initial license and the fee for the first registration
period, as prescribed in section
8402
(3)(g) of the Education Law; and
(3) present satisfactory evidence of having
met the education requirement for licensure as a mental health counselor, as
prescribed in section
79-9.1 of this Subpart, including
receipt of the degree.
(c) Passing score. The passing score for the examination for licensure as a mental health counselor shall be determined by the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners.
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