North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 53 - CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS
Section .0300 - HOW TO OBTAIN LICENSURE
Section 53 .0304 - APPLICANTS LICENSED IN OTHER STATES
Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 18, March 15, 2024
If an applicant is licensed to practice counseling by a Board in another state, the applicant shall apply for licensure with the North Carolina Board and shall meet the following requirements:
(1) shall have a minimum of five years of full time counseling experience, or eight years of part time counseling experience, or a combination of full time and part time counseling experience equivalent to five years of full time counseling experience, within 10 years directly prior to application;
(2) shall have a minimum of 2500 hours of direct client contact;
(3) shall have an active independent license that does not require supervision, and be in good standing as a licensed clinical mental health counselor in another state for a minimum of two years directly prior to application; and
(4) shall comply with all other applicable rules for licensure as a licensed clinical mental health counselor.
Authority
G.S.
90-334;
90-337; S.L. 1993-514,
s.5;
Temporary Rule Eff. February 21, 1984, for a Period of 120
Days to Expire on June 19, 1984;
Eff. July 1, 1984;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2014; July 1, 2006; July 1, 1994;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. April 27, 2019;
Amended Eff.
January 1, 2020 (S.L. 2019-240, s. 3.(k)).
