Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.12 - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors - Requirements for Licensure › Section 10.58.12.05 - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. To qualify for licensure as a clinical
				  professional counselor the applicant shall have:
(1) A graduate professional counselor license
				  or other credential approved by the Board;
(2) For an applicant holding a master's
				  degree, completed a minimum of 3 years and 3,000 hours of experience in
				  clinical professional counseling, of which:
(a) A minimum of the 1,500 hours shall be
				  direct clinical counseling services;
(b) A maximum of 1,500 hours may consist of
				  indirect clinical counseling services;
(c) A minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised
				  clinical experience as a licensed graduate professional counselor shall be
				  completed after the awarding of the master's degree under a Board-approved
				  supervisor;
(d) A maximum of 1,000
				  hours of supervised clinical experience may be acquired as supervised field
				  experience as defined under Regulation .04A(2)(k) of this chapter;
(e) At least half of the requisite direct and
				  indirect hours included as supervised clinical experience hours shall be
				  completed under the supervision of a Board-approved supervisor who is a
				  licensed clinical professional counselor;
(f) No more than half of the requisite direct
				  and indirect hours included as supervised clinical experience hours shall be
				  completed under a Board-approved supervisor as defined in Regulation .02Bof
				  this chapter; and
(g) 100 hours of
				  face-to-face clinical supervision hours shall be completed within 2 years of
				  the awarding of the master's degree, of which:
(i) A minimum of 50 hours shall be individual
				  face-to-face clinical supervision; and
(ii) A maximum of 50 hours may be
				  face-to-face group clinical supervision;
(3) For an applicant holding a doctoral
				  degree, completed a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience in clinical
				  professional counseling, of which:
(a) A
				  minimum of 1,000 hours shall be face-to-face direct clinical counseling
				  services and a maximum of 1,000 hours may consist of indirect clinical
				  counseling services;
(b) 1,000
				  hours shall be acquired after the doctoral degree has been awarded;
(c) A maximum of 1,000 hours of clinical
				  experience may be acquired before the awarding of the doctoral
				  degree;
(d) At least half of the
				  requisite direct and indirect hours included as supervised clinical experience
				  hours shall be completed under the supervision of a Board-approved supervisor
				  who is a licensed clinical professional counselor;
(e) No more than half of the requisite direct
				  and indirect hours included as supervised clinical experience hours shall be
				  completed under a Board-approved supervisor as defined in Regulation .02Bof
				  this chapter; and
(f) 50 hours of
				  face-to-face clinical supervision hours shall be completed within 1 year of the
				  awarding of the doctoral degree, including:
(i) 25 hours shall be individual face-to-face
				  clinical supervision; and
(ii) A
				  maximum of 25 hours may be face-to-face group clinical supervision;
(4) Completed the
				  required course work set forth under Regulation .04A(2) of this
				  chapter;
(5) Achieved a passing
				  score on:
(a) A national certification exam
				  approved by the Board; and
(b) An
				  examination of:
(i) Health Occupations
				  Article, Title 17, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(ii) This subtitle;
(6) Met all of the requirements
				  set forth under Regulation .03 of this chapter; and
(7) Complied with:
(a) Health Occupations Article, Title 17,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(b)
				  The code of ethics as set forth in COMAR 10.58.03.