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2013 SESSION
HB 1666 Professional counselors; licensure.
Introduced by: Joseph R. Yost | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Licensure of professional counselors. Clarifies the definitions of "counseling" and "professional counselor" and adds definitions for "residency," "resident," and "supervision." The bill also requires the Board of Counseling to maintain a registry of persons who meet the requirements for supervision of residents and to make the registry of approved supervisors available to persons seeking resident status.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Licensure of professional counselors. Establishes minimum education requirements for licensure as a professional counselor and provides that an applicant must have received a master's degree from a program in which the primary emphasis is on preparation for the practice of counseling. The bill exempts individuals who meet all other requirements for licensure as a professional counselor related to coursework and completion of a supervised residency by July 1, 2017, from provisions related to completion of a graduate degree.