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CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.26 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 2 - Scope of Practice|Section 4999.26.

4999.26.  (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(1) “Nonexempt setting” means a setting that does not qualify as an exempt setting, as specified in Section 4999.22.(2) “Private practice” means a type of nonexempt setting that meets all of the following criteria:(A) The practice is owned by a health professional who is licensed under this division, either independently or jointly with one or more other health professionals who are licensed under this division.(B) The practice provides clinical mental health services, including psychotherapy, to clients.(C) One or more licensed health professionals are responsible for the practice and for the services provided and set conditions of client payment or reimbursement for the provision of services. (3) “Professional corporation” means a type of nonexempt setting and private practice that has been formed pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code.(b) An active license or registration number shall be required to engage in the practice of professional clinical counseling, as defined in Section 4999.20, in nonexempt settings at all times, except as follows:(1) A trainee may engage in the practice of professional clinical counseling in a nonexempt setting that is not a private practice or a professional corporation while they are gaining supervised experience that meets the requirements of this chapter under the jurisdiction and supervision of their school as specified in Section 4999.36.(2) An applicant for registration as an associate may engage in the practice of professional clinical counseling in a nonexempt setting that is not a private practice or a professional corporation before the registration number is issued if they are in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 4999.46 and are gaining supervised experience that meets the requirements of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 747, Sec. 21. (AB 690) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.27 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 2 - Scope of Practice|Section 4999.27.

4999.27.  (a) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict or prevent activities of a psychotherapeutic or counseling nature on the part of persons employed by accredited or state-approved academic institutions, public schools, government agencies, or nonprofit institutions who train graduate students pursuing a degree that qualifies for professional clinical counselor licensure at an accredited or state-approved college or university, provided that these activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and that those persons are designated by a title such as “clinical counselor trainee” or other title clearly indicating the training status appropriate to the level of training.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a graduate student shall not perform professional clinical counseling in a private practice or a professional corporation.(Added by renumbering Section 4999.24 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 747, Sec. 19. (AB 690) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.30 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.30.

4999.30.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not practice or advertise the performance of professional clinical counseling services without a license issued by the board, and shall pay the license fee required by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.36 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.36.

4999.36.  (a) A clinical counselor trainee may perform activities and services provided that the activities and services constitute part of the clinical counselor trainee’s supervised course of study and that the person is designated by the title “clinical counselor trainee.”(b) All practicum and field study hours gained as a clinical counselor trainee shall be coordinated between the school and the site where hours are being accrued. The school shall approve each site and shall have a written agreement with each site that details each party’s responsibilities, including the methods by which supervision shall be provided. The agreement shall provide for regular progress reports and evaluations of the student’s performance at the site.(c) If an applicant has gained practicum and field study hours while enrolled in an institution other than the one that confers the qualifying degree, it shall be the applicant’s responsibility to provide to the board satisfactory evidence that those practicum and field study hours were gained in compliance with this section.(d) A clinical counselor trainee shall inform each client or patient, prior to performing any professional services, that he or she is unlicensed and under supervision.(e) No hours earned while a clinical counselor trainee may count toward the 3,000 hours of required postdegree supervised experience.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 743, Sec. 38. (AB 93) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.40 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.40.

4999.40.  (a) Each educational institution preparing applicants to qualify for licensure shall notify each of its students by means of its public documents or otherwise in writing that its degree program is designed to meet the requirements of Section 4999.32 or 4999.33 and shall certify to the board that it has so notified its students.(b) An applicant for registration or licensure shall submit to the board a certification by the applicant’s educational institution that the institution’s required curriculum for graduation and any associated coursework completed by the applicant does one of the following:(1) Meets all of the requirements set forth in Section 4999.32.(2) Meets all of the requirements set forth in Section 4999.33.(c) An applicant trained at an educational institution outside the United States shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that he or she possesses a qualifying degree that is equivalent to a degree earned from an institution of higher education that is accredited or approved. These applicants shall provide the board with a comprehensive evaluation of the degree performed by a foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services and shall provide any other documentation the board deems necessary.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 489, Sec. 42. (SB 1478) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.42 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.42.

4999.42.  (a) An applicant shall meet all of the following qualifications to qualify for registration as an associate:(1) Earned a master’s or doctoral degree as specified in Section 4999.32 or 4999.33, as applicable. An applicant whose education qualifies the applicant under Section 4999.32 shall also have completed the coursework or training specified in subdivision (e) of Section 4999.32.(2) Be at least 18 years of age.(3) Not be subject to denial of licensure pursuant to Section 480.(b) (1) The board shall not issue a registration to any person who has been convicted of a crime in this or another state or in a territory of the United States that involves sexual abuse of children or who is required to register pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code or the equivalent in another state or territory.(2) A denial issued pursuant to this subdivision shall comply with the conditions for denial specified in Section 480.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 63. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.46 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.46.

4999.46.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all applicants shall have an active associate registration with the board in order to gain postdegree hours of supervised experience.(b) (1) Postdegree hours of experience gained before the issuance of an associate registration shall be credited toward licensure if all of the following apply:(A) The registration applicant applies for the associate registration and the board receives the application within 90 days of the granting of the qualifying master’s degree or doctoral degree.(B) For applicants completing graduate study on or after January 1, 2020, the experience is obtained at a workplace that, prior to the registration applicant gaining supervised experience hours, requires completed Live Scan fingerprinting. The applicant shall provide the board with a copy of that completed State of California “Request for Live Scan Service” form with their application for licensure.(C) The board subsequently grants the associate registration.(2) The applicant shall not be employed or volunteer in a private practice or a professional corporation until they have been issued an associate registration by the board.(c) Supervised experience that is obtained for the purposes of qualifying for licensure shall be related to the practice of professional clinical counseling and comply with the following:(1) A minimum of 3,000 postdegree hours performed over a period of not less than two years (104 weeks).(2) Not more than 40 hours in any seven consecutive days.(3) Not less than 1,750 hours of direct clinical counseling with individuals, groups, couples, or families using a variety of psychotherapeutic techniques and recognized counseling interventions.(4) A maximum of 1,250 hours of nonclinical practice, consisting of direct supervisor contact, administering and evaluating psychological tests, writing clinical reports, writing progress or process notes, client-centered advocacy, and workshops, seminars, training sessions, or conferences directly related to professional clinical counseling that have been approved by the applicant’s supervisor.(5) A maximum of 1,200 hours gained under the supervision of a licensed educational psychologist providing educationally related mental health services that are consistent with the scope of practice of an educational psychologist, as specified in Section 4989.14.(d) An individual who submits an application for licensure between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2020, may alternatively qualify under the experience requirements of this section that were in place on January 1, 2015.(e) Experience hours shall not have been gained more than six years prior to the date the application for licensure was received by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 747, Sec. 22. (AB 690) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.46.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.46.1.

4999.46.1.  (a) An associate or applicant for licensure shall be under the supervision of a supervisor at all times. (b) An associate shall do both of the following:(1) Inform each client, before performing any professional services, that the associate is unlicensed and under supervision.(2) Renew the registration a maximum of five times. A registration shall not be renewed or reinstated beyond six years from the last day of the month during which it was issued, regardless of whether it has been revoked.(c) When no further renewals are possible, an applicant may apply for and obtain a subsequent associate registration number if the applicant meets the educational requirements for a subsequent associate registration number and has passed the California law and ethics examination. An applicant issued a subsequent associate registration number shall not be employed or volunteer in a private practice.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 64. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.46.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.46.4.

4999.46.4.  (a) A clinical counselor trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental health and related services at the places where their employer permits business to be conducted.(b) An associate who is employed by or volunteering in a private practice or a professional corporation shall be supervised by an individual who is both of the following:(1) Is employed by or contracted by the associate’s employer or is an owner of the private practice or professional corporation.(2) Either provides psychotherapeutic services to clients for the associate’s employer, or meets both of the following:(A) The supervisor and the associate’s employer have a written contract providing the supervisor the same access to the associate’s clinical records provided to employees of that employer.(B) The associate’s clients authorize the release of their clinical records to the supervisor.(c) Supervisors of supervisees in a nonexempt setting shall not serve as individual or triadic supervisors for more than six supervisees at any time. Supervisees may be registered as associate marriage and family therapists, associate professional clinical counselors, associate clinical social workers, or any combination of these registrations.(d) A written oversight agreement, as specified by the board by regulation, shall be executed between the supervisor and employer when the supervisor is not employed by the supervisee’s employer or is a volunteer. The supervisor shall evaluate the site or sites where the supervisee will be gaining experience to determine that the site or sites comply with the requirements of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 747, Sec. 25. (AB 690) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.46.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.46.5.

4999.46.5.  The board may audit the records of any supervisor to verify the completion of the supervisor qualifications specified by this chapter and by regulation. A supervisor shall maintain records of completion of the required supervisor qualifications for seven years after termination of supervision and shall make these records available to the board for auditing purposes upon request.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 743, Sec. 48. (AB 93) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.48 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.48.

4999.48.  The board shall adopt regulations regarding the supervision of associates that may include, but not be limited to, the following:(a) Supervisor qualifications.(b) Continuing education requirements of supervisors.(c) Registration or licensing of supervisors, or both.(d) General responsibilities of supervisors.(e) The board’s authority in cases of noncompliance or gross or repeated negligence by supervisors.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 703, Sec. 41. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.50 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.50.

4999.50.  (a) The board may issue a professional clinical counselor license to any person who meets all of the following requirements:(1) He or she has received a master’s or doctoral degree described in Section 4999.32 or 4999.33, as applicable.(2) He or she has completed at least 3,000 hours of supervised experience in the practice of professional clinical counseling.(3) He or she provides evidence of a passing score, as determined by the board, on the examinations designated in Section 4999.53.(b) An applicant for licensure who has satisfied the requirements of this chapter shall be issued a license as a professional clinical counselor.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 743, Sec. 50. (AB 93) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.51 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.51.

4999.51.  An applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor or registration as an associate shall satisfy the following qualifications:(a) Not be subject to denial of licensure pursuant to Section 480.(b) (1) Not have been convicted of a crime in this or another state or in a territory of the United States that involves sexual abuse of children or who is required to register pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code or the equivalent in another state or territory.(2) A denial issued pursuant to this subdivision shall comply with the conditions for denial specified in Section 480.(c) Have successfully passed a state and federal level criminal offender record information search conducted through the Department of Justice by submitting fingerprint images and other information to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining records of state and federal convictions and arrests. The board shall request the subsequent arrest notification service on all applicants, pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 65. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.53 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.53.

4999.53.  (a) Effective January 1, 2016, a registrant or an applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor shall pass the following examinations as prescribed by the board:(1) A California law and ethics examination.(2) A clinical examination administered by the board, or the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination if the board finds that this examination meets the prevailing standards for validation and use of the licensing and certification tests in California.(b) Upon registration with the board, an associate professional clinical counselor shall, within the first year of registration, take an examination on California law and ethics.(c) A registrant or an applicant for licensure may take the clinical examination or the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination, as established by the board through regulation, only upon meeting all of the following requirements:(1) Completion of all required supervised work experience.(2) Completion of all education requirements.(3) Passage of the California law and ethics examination.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 19. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.55.

4999.55.  (a) Each applicant and registrant shall obtain a passing score on a board-administered California law and ethics examination in order to qualify for licensure.(b) A registrant shall take a board-administered California law and ethics examination prior to his or her registration renewal.(c) If an applicant fails the California law and ethics examination, he or she may retake the examination, upon payment of the required fees, without further application, except as provided in subdivision (d).(d) If a registrant fails to obtain a passing score on the California law and ethics examination within his or her renewal period, he or she shall complete, at minimum, a 12-hour course in California law and ethics prior to retaking the board-administered California law and ethics examination. Registrants shall only take the 12-hour California law and ethics course once during a renewal period. The 12-hour law and ethics course required by this section shall be taken through a continuing education provider as specified by the board by regulation, a county, state, or governmental entity, or a college or university.(e) The board shall not issue a subsequent registration number unless the applicant has passed the California law and ethics examination.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 743, Sec. 53. (AB 93) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.61 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.61.

4999.61.  (a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school or experience gained outside of California who apply for licensure or registration who do not qualify for a license under Section 4999.60.(b) The board shall accept education gained from an out-of-state school for purposes of satisfying licensure or registration requirements if the education is substantially equivalent, as defined in Section 4999.62, and the applicant complies with subdivision (c) of Section 4999.40, if applicable.(c) The board shall accept experience gained outside of California for purposes of satisfying licensure or registration requirements if the experience is substantially equivalent to the experience required by this chapter. If the applicant has fewer than 3,000 hours of qualifying supervised experience, the board shall accept as qualifying supervised experience the amount of time the applicant held an active license in good standing in another state or country as a professional clinical counselor at the highest level for independent clinical practice at a rate of 100 hours per month, up to a maximum of 1,200 hours.(d) An applicant who obtained a license or registration in another state or country may qualify for licensure with the board without taking the clinical examination specified in Section 4999.53 if both of the following conditions are met:(1) The applicant obtained a passing score on the clinical licensing examination set forth in regulation as accepted by the board.(2) The applicant’s license or registration in that state or country is active and in good standing at the time of the application and is not revoked, suspended, surrendered, denied, or otherwise restricted or encumbered.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 380, Sec. 14. (SB 679) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.64 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.64.

4999.64.  (a) Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant who fails the examination specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 4999.53 may, within one year from the notification date of that failure, retake the examination as regularly scheduled without further application upon payment of the fee for the examination. Thereafter, the applicant shall not be eligible for further examination until he or she files a new application, meets all requirements in effect on the date of application, and pays all required fees.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 473, Sec. 64. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2014. Section initially operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)