Source: http://mn.gov/elicense/licenses/licensedetail.jsp?URI=tcm:29-3558&CT_URI=tcm:27-117-32
Timestamp: 2015-07-06 11:28:48
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 148', '§ 245', '§ 245', '§148', '§ 148', '§ 148']

License Minnesota: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
(612) 617-2187(fax) Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
Contact Info: patricia.labrocca@state.mn.us Website: LPC & LPCC Behavioral Health and Therapy (BBHT), Minnesota Board of The Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy (BBHT) exists to protect the public through the regulation of Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCCs) and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADCs) in the state of Minnesota. Regulation is accomplished through licensure examination and renewal, as well as by the investigation of complaints.
148B.5301
MINNESOTA RULES 2150.0050 - 2150.7610
Application forms are available from the Board or on the Board's website at LPCC Requirements & Applications.
License application, examination, coursework requirements, professional supervision, license reciprocity, scope of practice, and renewal information is available from the Board's website at LPC & LPCC.
Three routes of application for licensure as a LPCC are available
Licensure Application Method
General Licensure Application Method:
Minn. Stat. § 148B.5301 LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELOR.
General requirements. (a) To be licensed as a licensed professional clinical
(3) has completed a master's or doctoral degree program in counseling or a related field, as determined by the board based on the criteria in items (i) to (x), that includes a minimum of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours and a supervised field experience in counseling that is not fewer than 700 hours. The degree must be from a counseling program recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or from an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Specific academic course content and training must include coursework in each of the following subject areas: (i) helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice;
(x) professional counseling orientation and ethics; (4) has demonstrated competence in professional counseling by passing the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE), administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC) and ethical, oral, and situational examinations as prescribed by
(b) The supervision must have been received under a contract that defines clinical practice and supervision from a mental health professional as defined in Minn. Stats. §§ 245.462, subd. 18, clauses (1) to (6), or 245.4871, subd. 27, clauses (1) to (6), or by a board-approved supervisor, who has at least two years of post-licensure experience in the delivery of clinical services in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses and disorders. All supervisors must meet the supervisor requirements in MN Rules 2150.5010.
(e) The supervised practice must be clinical practice. Supervision includes the observation by the supervisor of the successful application of professional counseling knowledge, skills, an d values in the differential diagnosis and treatment of psychosocial function, disability, or impairment, including addictions and emotional, mental, and behavioral disorders.
Subd. 5. Scope of practice. The scope of practice of a LPCC shall include all those services provided by mental health professionals as defined in sections Minn. Stats. §§ 245.462, subd. 18, and 245.4871, subd. 27.
After August 1, 2014, an individual currently licensed in the state of Minnesota as a licensed professional counselor may convert to a Previous LPCC Next by providing evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has met the following requirements: (1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) is of good moral character; (3) has a license that is active and in good standing;
(i) diagnostic assessment for child or adult mental disorders; normative development;
and psychopathology, including developmental psychopathology; (ii) clinical treatment planning with measurable goals; (iii) clinical intervention methods informed by research evidence and
community standards of practice; (iv) evaluation methodologies regarding the effectiveness of interventions;
(v) professional ethics applied to clinical practice; and (vi) cultural diversity; (7) has demonstrated competence in professional counseling by passing the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE), administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC), and ethical, oral, and situational examinations as prescribed by the board; (8) has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the board, successful completion of 4,000 hours of supervised, post-master's degree professional practice in the delivery of clinical services in the diagnosis and treatment of child and adult mental illnesses and disorders, which includes 1,800 direct client contact hours. A licensed professional counselor who has completed 2,000 hours of supervised post-master's degree clinical professional practice and who has independent practice status need only document 2,000 additional hours of supervised post-master's degree clinical professional practice, which includes 900 direct client contact hours; and (9) has paid the LPCC application and licensure fees required in MN Stat. §148B.53, subd. 3. (b) If the coursework in paragraph (a) was not completed as part of the degree program required by paragraph (a), clause (5), the coursework must be taken and passed for credit, and must be earned from a counseling program or institution that meets the requirements in paragraph (a), clause (5).
Reciprocity Licensure Application Method (from an active, clinical counselor license in another state to the
LPCC):
Minn. Stat. § 148B.56
The board may issue a license to an individual who holds a current license or other credential from another jurisdiction if the board finds that the requirements for that credential are substantially similar to the requirements in Minn. Stats. § 148B.50-.593.
Refer also to the LPCC Reciprocity links on the LPC & LPCC web page for more information and a list of States that have been approved for licensure by reciprocity. If a State is not listed, it means that the Board has not previously reviewed the State’s requirements.
Initial license application fee for Licensed Professional Counseling (LPC) - $150 Initial LPC license fee - $250 Annual active license renewal fee for LPC - $250 or equivalent
Annual inactive license renewal fee for LPC - $125 Initial license application fee for licensed professional clinical counseling (LPCC) - $150
Approved supervisor application processing fee - $30
Temporary license for members of the military - $250
Examination: The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) has information about the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Exam (NCMHCE), including study information.