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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section LX-111 - Notification of Change

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A. Every
				  licensed or provisional licensed professional counselor and every licensed or
				  provisional licensed marriage and family therapist shall immediately notify in
				  writing the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners of any and all
				  changes in name, address, and phone number. Failure to comply with this rule
				  within 30 days of change will result in a fine as set forth in
				  §901 C
B. Every licensed or provisional licensed
				  professional counselor shall immediately notify in writing the Licensed
				  Professional Counselors Board of Examiners of any and all status changes with
				  the justice system, including notification of arrest, charges, convictions.
				  Failure to comply with this rule within 30 days of change will result in
				  disciplinary action.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 3 - Board Meetings. Procedures, Records, Powers and Duties › Section LX-301 - Officers

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A. The board shall
				  elect from its membership a chair, vice chair, and secretary. The chair shall
				  preside at all meetings at which he or she is in attendance and perform all
				  duties prescribed by chapter 13 of title 37 and the board. The chair is
				  authorized by the board to make day-to-day decisions regarding board activities
				  to facilitate the responsiveness and effectiveness of the board. The vice chair
				  shall perform the duties of the chair in case of absence or disability of the
				  chair. In the event the office of chair becomes vacant, the vice chair shall
				  serve as chair until a successor is named. In the absence of the chair and vice
				  chair, the secretary will preside until the chair or vice chair is present. The
				  secretary shall keep the minutes of board meetings and send said minutes to
				  board members and the clerical secretary of the board before each regular
				  meeting of the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1122.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 3 - Board Meetings. Procedures, Records, Powers and Duties › Section LX-305 - Board Staff

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A. An executive
				  director, who shall not be a member of the board, shall be employed, within the
				  limits of the funds received by the board pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  37:1106. The board shall be empowered to
				  accept grants from foundations and institutions to carry on its
				  functions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1122.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 3 - Board Meetings. Procedures, Records, Powers and Duties › Section LX-307 - Meetings

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A. The board shall
				  be domiciled in Baton Rouge and shall hold its meetings in places to be
				  designated by the board. The chair will call meetings after consultation with
				  board members or by a majority of members voting at a regular meeting.
				  Reasonable notice of all board meetings will be given by posting the meeting
				  place and time, seven days before the meeting, on the door of the office of the
				  board and in two places in the building housing the office of the board. The
				  board may examine, approve, revoke, suspend, and renew the license or
				  provisional license of applicants and shall review applications at least once a
				  year.
B. Open Meetings Via
				  Electronic Means
1. Postings Prior to Meeting
				  Via Electronic Means
a. At least 24 hours
				  prior to the meeting, the following shall be posted on the board's website:
i. meeting notice and agenda; and
ii. detailed information regarding how
				  members of the public may:
(a). participate
				  in the meeting via electronic means, including the applicable videoconference
				  link and/or teleconference phone number; and
(b). submit written comments regarding
				  matters on the agenda prior to the meeting.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 3 - Board Meetings. Procedures, Records, Powers and Duties › Section LX-309 - Quorum

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A. Six members of
				  the board shall constitute a quorum of the board at any meeting or hearing for
				  the transaction of business and may examine, approve, and renew the license or
				  provisional license of applicants.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 3 - Board Meetings. Procedures, Records, Powers and Duties › Section LX-311 - Procedures

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A. The board shall
				  adopt such rules, regulations, and examination procedures as it may deem
				  necessary to effect the provisions of Act 892 (Chapter 13,
				  R.S.
				  37:1101-1122). The board shall be empowered to
				  accept grants from foundations and institutions to carry on its functions. The
				  board shall submit an annual report to the governor containing the financial
				  and professional actions of the board during the past year. The board shall
				  adopt a seal which shall be affixed to all licenses issued by the board. The
				  board hereby adopts Robert's Rules of Order Revised as the basis of
				  parliamentary decisions by the board except as otherwise provided by board
				  rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1122
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 3 - Board Meetings. Procedures, Records, Powers and Duties › Section LX-313 - Code of Ethics

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A. The board
				  has adopted the
Code of Ethics
of the American Counseling
				  Association for Licensed and Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors as
				  specified in
				  R.S.
				  37:1105(D) and may adopt any
				  revisions or additions deemed appropriate or necessary by the board. Applicable
				  ethics requirements for licensed marriage and family therapists and provisional
				  licensed marriage and family therapists are addressed at
				  §4301 of these
				  rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 3 - Board Meetings. Procedures, Records, Powers and Duties › Section LX-315 - Records of Proceedings

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A. The
				  board shall keep a record of its proceedings including applicant examinations,
				  a register of applicants for licenses, and a register of licensed and
				  provisionally licensed professional counselors which shall be made available to
				  the public.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 4 - Criminal History Records › Section LX-401 - Scope of Chapter

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A. This Chapter
				  governs the submission, retention, and use of criminal history records
				  information in connection with applications for the initial license, renewal,
				  or reinstatement of a license of PLPCs and LPCs license in conformity with
				  R.S.
				  37:2372.1 and
				  R.S.
				  37:1101-1123.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 4 - Criminal History Records › Section LX-403 - Criminal History Record Information

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A.
				  The submission and use of criminal history records information with
				  applications for an initial and reinstatement of licensee shall begin January
				  1, 2019 and renewals shall begin January 1, 2020. In the renewal of licensure,
				  a random sample of licensees shall be required to submit a criminal history
				  record information with fingerprints.
B. The board shall utilize criminal history
				  record information to determine an applicants suitability and eligibility for
				  licensure, and whether just cause exists for the board to refuse to issue,
				  suspend, revoke, or impose probationary or other terms, conditions, or
				  restrictions on any license held or applied for by an application for violation
				  of any of these causes specified by
				  R.S.
				  37:1123 and the boards rules.
1. All applicants must submit a full set of
				  fingerprints, and criminal history record information to the board from the
				  Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and
				  Information.
2. Fingerprints, and
				  criminal history record information shall be submitted with application on
				  board-approved forms.
3. Criminal
				  history record information shall require all applicants to report whether he or
				  she has been convicted of sex crimes and is registered with any state sex
				  offender and child predator registry as required by Louisiana State
				  Statute.
4. Any applicant that does
				  not include the applicants fingerprints, and criminal history record
				  information, and disclosure/ registry of conviction of sex crime shall be
				  deemed incomplete and shall not be considered by the board unless and until
				  such requirements have been satisfied.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 4 - Criminal History Records › Section LX-405 - Confidentiality of Criminal History Record Information

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A. Criminal history record information
				  obtained by the board which is not already a matter of public record or to
				  which the privilege of confidentially has not otherwise been waived or
				  abandoned, shall be deemed nonpublic and confidential information, restricted
				  to and utilized exclusively by the board, its officers, members, investigators,
				  employees, agents, and attorneys in evaluating applicants eligibility or
				  disqualification for licensure.
B.
				  Criminal history record information shall not, except with the written consent
				  of the applicant or by the order of a court, be released or otherwise disclosed
				  by the board. However, that any such information or documents which are
				  admitted into evidence and made part of the administrative record in any
				  adjudicatory proceeding before the board shall become public records upon the
				  filing of a petition for judicial review of the boards final decision
				  therein.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 4 - Criminal History Records › Section LX-407 - Exceptions to Criminal History Information Requirement

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A. The criminal history information
				  requirements prescribed by the board shall not be applicable to licensed
				  professional counselor or licensed marriage family therapist applicants seeking
				  a temporary registration.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 4 - Criminal History Records › Section LX-409 - Falsification of Criminal Record Information

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A. An applicant who denies the existence or
				  extent of criminal history record information on an application shall be deemed
				  to have provided false, misleading, and/or deceptive information on an
				  application for licensure, and to have engaged in unprofessional conduct,
				  providing cause for the board to disqualify, suspend or revoke
				  licensure.
B. Falsification of
				  criminal record information may result in a formal hearing before the board in
				  accordance with Chapter 13.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 5 - License and Practice of Counseling › Section LX-501 - License of Title and Practice

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A.
				  As stated in
				  R.S.
				  37:1111(A), no person shall
				  assume or use the title or designation "licensed professional counselor" or
				  "provisional licensed professional counselor" or engage in the practice of
				  mental health counseling unless the person possesses a valid license issued by
				  the board under the authority of this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 6 - Application, Practice, and Renewal Requirements for Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-601 - General Provisions

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A. Pursuant
				  to Act 484 of the 2014 Regular Legislative Session and effective May 1, 2015,
				  an individual previously registered as a counselor intern with the Louisiana
				  Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners and under active
				  board-approved supervision will be issued a provisional license as a
				  provisional licensed professional counselor and subject to
				  R.S.
				  37:1101-1123 and board rules herein.
1. Any counselor intern who has surpassed
				  their seven-year registration period, with the exception of those granted an
				  extension by the board, must reapply to the board as a provisional licensed
				  professional counselor under current law and board rules in order to practice
				  mental health counseling.
2.
				  Counselor interns granted an extension beyond May 1, 2015 will be issued a
				  provisional license. Such provisional license will become invalid upon
				  expiration of the board granted extension. The individual must then apply under
				  current law and board rules for provisional licensure as a provisional licensed
				  professional counselor or for licensure as a licensed professional counselor in
				  order to practice mental health counseling.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 6 - Application, Practice, and Renewal Requirements for Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-607 - Out-of-State Applicants for Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor

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A. The decision to
				  approve transfer of any supervised experience hours and board-equivalent
				  supervisors from out-of-state shall be made at the discretion of the board. An
				  out-of-state applicant may transfer up to 2500 supervised experience hours if
				  such hours meet the requirements as stated in
				  Section
				  605 Out of state supervised
				  experience hours may be endorsed according to the following limits:
1. a maximum of 1600 direct client contact
				  hours;
2. a maximum of 815 indirect
				  hours;
3. a maximum of 85 hours of
				  face-to-face supervision.
a. All face to face
				  supervision hours must have been accrued under the clinical supervision of an
				  approved supervisor within their state who meets the qualifications of a
				  supervisor of provisional licensed professional counselors set forth by the
				  Licensed Professional Counselor Board of Examiners.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 6 - Application, Practice, and Renewal Requirements for Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-609 - Renewal Requirements for Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors

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A. A provisional
				  licensed professional counselor shall renew his/her provisional license every
				  two years in the month of October by meeting the following requirements each
				  renewal period:
1. 20 clock hours of
				  continuing education in accordance with Section 611;
2. submit a renewal fee as prescribed in
				  Chapter 9;
3. submit supervised
				  experience hours accrued (direct, indirect, face to face supervision) since
				  approval/renewal as a provisional licensed professional counselor;
4. take National Counselors Examination (NCE)
				  or National Clinical Mental Health Counselors Examination (NCMHCE) and request
				  the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) submission of score report to
				  the board until a passing score is achieved. If a passing score is not
				  achieved, the NCE or NCMHCE must be taken at least once per renewal period. At
				  the discretion of the board, an oral examination may be required as
				  well;
5. submit an updated
				  declaration statement if there has been a change in the area of focus or area
				  of expertise, with the content being subject to board review and approval. The
				  board, at its discretion, may require the licensee to present satisfactory
				  evidence supporting any changes in area of focus or expertise noted in the
				  declaration statement. All other changes as defined in Chapter 6,
				  Section
				  605. B.5 should
				  be submitted to the board within 30 days of said change.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 6 - Application, Practice, and Renewal Requirements for Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-611 - Continuing Education Requirements for Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors

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A. A
				  provisional licensee must accrue 20 clock hours of continuing education by
				  every renewal period every two years. Of the 20 clock hours of continuing
				  education, one and a half clock hours must be accrued in ethics and one and a
				  half clock hours must be accrued in diagnosis (assessment, diagnosis, and
				  treatment under the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
				  Disorders 5
, as published by the American Psychiatric Association).
1. One continuing education hour (CEH) is
				  equivalent to one clock hour.
2.
				  Accrual of continuing education begins only after the date the license was
				  issued.
3. CEHs accrued beyond the
				  required 20 hours may not be applied toward the next renewal period. A
				  provisional licensee renewal period runs November 1 to October 31, every two
				  years.
4. The licensee is
				  responsible for keeping a personal record of his/her CEHs until official
				  notification of renewal is received. Licensees should not forward documentation
				  of CEHs to the board office as they are accrued.
5. At the time of renewal, 10 percent of the
				  licensees will be audited to ensure that the continuing education requirement
				  is being met. Audited licensees will be notified to submit documentation of
				  accrued CEHs.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 7 - Application and Renewal Requirements for Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-701 - General Provisions

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A. The
				  board shall license to practice all persons who present satisfactory evidence
				  of qualifications as specified in these rules and regulations of the board.
				  Such licensure shall be signed by the chair and vice chair of the board under
				  the seal of the board. No license shall be denied any applicant based upon the
				  applicant's:
1. age;
2. culture;
3. disability;
4. ethnicity;
5. race;
6. religion/spirituality;
7. gender;
8. gender identity;
9. sexual orientation;
10. marital status/partnership;
11. language preference;
12. socioeconomic status; or
13. any basis proscribed by law.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 7 - Application and Renewal Requirements for Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-703 - Licensed Professional Counselors Licensing Requirements

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A. The board shall
				  issue a license to each licensed professional counselor applicant who files an
				  application upon a form designated by the board and in such a manner as the
				  board prescribes, accompanied by such fee required by
				  R.S.
				  37:1106 and who furnishes satisfactory
				  evidence to the board that he/she:
1. is at
				  least 21 years of age;
2. is of
				  good moral character;
3. is not in
				  violation of any of the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  37:1101-1122 and the rules and regulations
				  adopted herein;
4. can document a
				  minimum of 3,000 hours of postmaster's experience in professional mental health
				  counseling under the clinical supervision of a board-approved supervisor, with
				  said supervision occurring over a period of no less than two years and not more
				  than six years from the original date such supervision was approved. Five
				  hundred indirect hours of supervised experience may be gained for each 30
				  graduate semester hours earned beyond the required master's degree, provided
				  that such hours are clearly related to the field of mental health counseling,
				  are earned from a regionally accredited institution, and are acceptable to the
				  board provided that in no case the applicant has less than 2,000 hours of
				  board-approved supervised experience within the aforementioned time
				  limits.
5. has declared special
				  competencies and demonstrated professional competence therein by passing a
				  written exam (NCE or NCMHCE) and, at the discretion of the board, an oral
				  examination as shall be prescribed by the board.
6. has received a graduate degree, as defined
				  in Chapter 5, the substance of which is professional mental health counseling
				  in content from a regionally-accredited institution of higher education
				  offering a master's and/or doctoral program in counseling that is approved by
				  the board in accordance with the requirements listed in Chapter 6, Section
				  603
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 7 - Application and Renewal Requirements for Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-705 - Renewal

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A. A licensed
				  professional counselor shall renew his/her license and privileging
				  designation(s) every two years in the month of June by meeting the requirement
				  that 40 clock hours of continuing education be obtained prior to each renewal
				  date every two years in an area of professional mental health counseling as
				  approved by the board and by paying a renewal fee.
B. The licensee should submit a declaration
				  statement with any changes not reviewed and approved by the board, including a
				  change in area of expertise or area of focus, with the content being subject to
				  board review and approval. The board, at its discretion, may require the
				  licensee to present satisfactory evidence supporting any changes in areas of
				  expertise or focus noted in the declaration statement.
C. The chair shall issue a document renewing
				  the license for a term of two years.
D. The license or privileging designation of
				  any mental health counselor who fails to have this license or privileging
				  designation renewed every two years during the month of June shall lapse;
				  however, the failure to renew said license or privileging designation shall not
				  deprive said counselor the right of renewal thereafter.
1. A lapsed license or privileging
				  designation may be renewed within a period of two years after the date of
				  licensure lapse upon payment of all fees in arrears and presentation of
				  evidence of completion of the continuing education requirement.
2. Application for renewal after two years
				  days from the date of licensure lapse will not be considered for renewal; the
				  individual must apply under the current licensure and/or privileging guidelines
				  and submit recent continuing education hours (CEHs) as part of application for
				  licensure or privileging designation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 7 - Application and Renewal Requirements for Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-707 - Renewal Requirements for Licensed Professional Counselors and Board Approved Supervisors

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A. General
				  Guidelines
1. A licensee must accrue 40 clock
				  hours of continuing education by every renewal period every two years. Of the
				  40 clock hours of continuing education, 3 clock hours must be accrued in ethics
				  and 6 clock hours must be accrued in diagnosis (assessment, diagnosis, and
				  treatment under the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
				  Disorders 5
, as published by the American Psychiatric Association). A
				  board-approved supervisor must accrue 3 clock hours (of the required 40 clock
				  hours of continuing education) in supervision.
2. One continuing education hour (CEH) is
				  equivalent to one clock hour.
3.
				  Accrual of continuing education begins only after the date the license was
				  issued.
4. CEHs accrued beyond the
				  required 40 hours may not be applied toward the next renewal period. Renewal
				  periods run from July 1 to June 30, every two years.
5. The licensee is responsible for keeping a
				  personal record of his/her CEHs until official notification of renewal is
				  received. Licensees should not forward documentation of CEHs to the board
				  office as they are accrued.
6. At
				  the time of renewal, 10 percent of the licensees will be audited to ensure that
				  the continuing education requirement is being met. Audited licensees will be
				  notified to submit documentation of accrued CEHs.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 8 - Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisors › Section LX-801 - Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor Requirements

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A. Qualifications
				  of a Supervisor of Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors
1. Supervision of provisional licensed
				  professional counselors is a specialty area and requires privileging review.
				  Those individuals who may provide supervision to provisional licensed
				  professional counselors must meet the following requirements.
a. Licensure Requirements. The supervisor
				  must hold a Louisiana license as a licensed professional counselor.
b. Counseling Practice. The supervisor must
				  have been practicing mental health counseling minimum of three years post
				  licensure experience.
c. Training
				  in supervision must be consistent with AC A, LCA, NBCC or CACREP standards, and
				  completed within five years of application for board-approved supervision.
				  Supervisors must have successfully completed either Clauses i or ii below.
i. Graduate-Level Academic Training. At least
				  one graduate-level academic course in counseling supervision equivalent with
				  CACREP. The course must have included at least 45 clock hours (equivalent to a
				  three credit hour semester course) of supervision training.
ii. Professional Training. A professional
				  training program in supervision approved by ACA, LCA, or NBCC. The training
				  program must be a minimum of 25 clock hours of face-to-face interaction with
				  the instructor.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 9 - Fees › Section LX-901 - General

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A. The board shall
				  collect the following fees:
1. licensure
				  application, license and seal-$200;
2. out of state licensure application,
				  license, and seal-$300;
3.
				  provisional licensure application and license-$100;
4. out of state provisional licensure
				  application and license-$150;
5.
				  application for appraisal, board-approved supervisor, and other specialty
				  area-$100;
6. application for
				  change/additional board-approved supervisor-$50;
7. application for expedited
				  review-$55;
8. renewal of
				  license-$170;
9. renewal of
				  provisional license-$85;
10.
				  renewal of appraisal, board-approved supervisor, and other specialty
				  area-$50;
11. late fee for renewal
				  of license-$55;
12. late fee for
				  renewal of provisional license-$55;
13. late fee for renewal of appraisal,
				  board-approved supervisor, and other specialty area-$25;
14. reissue of license
				  duplicate-$25;
15. copy of
				  file-$25;
16. copy of any
				  documents-cost incurred.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 9 - Fees › Section LX-903 - Deposit and Use of Fees and Funds

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A.
				  All fees collected and all gifts or grants shall be deposited and credited to
				  the account of the board in a licensed financial institution of the board's
				  choosing. The funds of the board may be used for printing, travel expenses of
				  the board, and for other necessary expenses as are essential to carrying out of
				  the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  37:1101-1123. Expenses shall be paid under the
				  written direction of the chair of the board in accordance with procedures
				  established by the Division of Administration. Any surplus at the end of the
				  fiscal year shall be retained by the board for future expenditures.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 11 - Endorsement and Expedited Processing › Section LX-1101 - Endorsement

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A. Upon
				  recommendation of the board, the board shall issue a license to any person who
				  has been licensed as a licensed professional counselor and has actively
				  practiced mental health counseling for at least five years in another
				  jurisdiction. The applicant must submit an application on forms prescribed by
				  the board in the prescribed manner and pay the required licensure fee.
				  Applicants must also provide proof of having passed the National Counselor
				  Examination (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination
				  (NCMHCE) or successfully complete an oral exam administered by the board. An
				  applicant must submit documentation of at least 40 CEHs, in accordance with the
				  requirements listed in Chapter 7, within two years of the date of application
				  for licensure endorsement in Louisiana. An applicant must also be in good
				  standing in all jurisdictions in which they are licensed and must not have been
				  disciplined in any jurisdiction for an act that would have constituted grounds
				  for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license to practice mental health
				  counseling in the state of Louisiana at the time the act was committed.
B. Upon recommendation of the
				  board, the board shall issue a license to any person licensed as a licensed as
				  a licensed professional counselor for less than five years in another
				  jurisdiction whose requirements for the license are substantially equivalent to
				  or exceed the requirements of the state of Louisiana. The applicant must submit
				  an application on forms prescribed by the board in the prescribed manner and
				  pay the required licensure fee. Applicants must also provide proof of having
				  passed the National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental
				  Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE). An applicant must also be in good
				  standing in all jurisdictions in which they are licensed and must not have been
				  disciplined in any jurisdiction for an act that would have constituted grounds
				  for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license to practice mental health
				  counseling in the state of Louisiana at the time the act was
				  committed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 11 - Endorsement and Expedited Processing › Section LX-1103 - Expedited Processing

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A. The
				  board does not issue temporary practice permits; however, expedited application
				  processing is available. The applicant must submit the completed application
				  (i.e. for licensure, registration, etc.), expedited processing application, and
				  the required fee. Upon receipt of the aforementioned items, the applicant will
				  receive a response from a board staff member within five business days
				  informing the applicant of the status of their application. If the application
				  materials submitted do not contain all of the necessary documents to complete
				  the application, the application will be reviewed on the following application
				  review date and the expedited processing application fee will not be
				  refunded.
B. All applicants whom
				  board staff determines should be denied or reviewed by the board must be
				  presented to the board at the next regularly scheduled board meeting.
				  Therefore, a verdict of denial may not be achieved within five business days of
				  receipt of all application materials for expedited processing. Those applicants
				  whom board staff determines should be approved will receive notification of
				  approval within five business days.
C. Military personnel (active duty and
				  veterans honorably discharged within 5 years of the application date) and their
				  spouses who are appropriately licensed in another jurisdiction will receive a
				  status update from the board within 30 days pertaining to approval or denial of
				  the application. Such applicants must provide proof of military status via DD
				  Form 214 as part of the completed application.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1122.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 13 - Disciplinary Proceedings for Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-1301 - Causes for Administrative Action

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A. The board, after due notice and hearing as
				  set forth herein and the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act,
				  R.S.
				  49:950 et seq., may withhold, deny, revoke or
				  suspend any license issued or applied for or otherwise discipline a licensed
				  professional counselor on a finding that the person has violated the Louisiana
				  Mental Health Counselor Licensing Act, any of the rules and regulations
				  promulgated by the board, the code of ethics of the American Counseling
				  Association, or prior final decisions and/or consent orders involving the
				  licensed professional counselor, provisional licensed professional counselor,
				  or applicant for licensure or provisional licensure. Sometimes hereinafter in
				  this Chapter, where the context allows a licensed professional counselor,
				  provisional licensed professional counselor, or applicant for licensure or
				  provisional licensure may be referred to as "person."
B. The board shall also deny, revoke or
				  suspend any license or provisional license issued or applied for, or otherwise
				  discipline a licensed professional counselor or provisional licensed
				  professional counselor on a finding that such person has violated any other
				  applicable state law which themselves requires denial, revocation, or
				  suspension of the license of such licensed professional counselor, provisional
				  licensed professional counselor, or applicant. Such statutes include, but are
				  not limited to
				  R.S.
				  37:2951 et seq. (nonpayment of certain
				  student loans), and
				  R.S.
				  37:2952 et seq. (nonpayment of child
				  support).
C.In addition to the Code
				  of Conduct adopted by the LPC Board as Chapter 21, §2101-2117, the
				  following actions or inactions by a licensed professional counselor or
				  provisional licensed professional counselor shall also be considered ethical
				  violations by a licensed professional counselor or provisional licensed
				  professional counselor which may allow denial revocation, or suspension of
				  license or provisional license.
1. Failure to
				  report suspected child abuse or neglect (R.S.
				  14:403 et seq. and Children's Code Article
				  609 et seq.).
2. Failure to report
				  suspected elder abuse or neglect (R.S. 14:403.2 et
				  seq.).
3. Failure to maintain
				  patient records required by law (R.S. 40:1299.96 et
				  seq.).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 13 - Disciplinary Proceedings for Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-1303 - Disciplinary Process and Procedures

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A. The purpose of the following rules and
				  regulations is to supplement and effectuate the applicable provisions of the
				  Administrative Procedure Act,
				  R.S.
				  49:950 et seq., regarding the disciplinary
				  process and procedures incident thereto. These rules and regulations are not
				  intended to amend or repeal the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act,
				  and to the extent any of these rules and regulations are in conflict therewith,
				  the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act shall govern.
B. A disciplinary proceeding, including the
				  formal hearing, is less formal than a judicial proceeding. It is not subject to
				  strict rules and technicalities, but must be conducted in accordance with
				  considerations of fair play and constitutional requirements of due
				  process.
C. The purpose of a
				  disciplinary proceeding is to determine contested issues of law and fact;
				  whether the person did certain acts or omissions and, if he/she did, whether
				  those acts or omissions violated the Louisiana Mental Health Counselor
				  Licensing Act, the rules and regulations of the board, the code of ethics of
				  the American Counseling Association, or prior final decisions and/or consent
				  orders involving the licensed professional counselor, provisional licensed
				  professional counselor, or applicant for licensure or provisional licensure and
				  to determine the appropriate disciplinary action.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 13 - Disciplinary Proceedings for Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-1305 - Initiation of Complaints

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A.
				  Complaints may be initiated by any person or by the board on its own
				  initiative.
B. All complaints shall
				  be addressed confidential to the Ad Hoc Committee for Disciplinary Affairs of
				  the board and shall be sent to the board office. The Ad Hoc Committee for
				  Disciplinary Affairs shall recommend to the board to investigate the charges or
				  dismiss the charges. By majority vote, the board shall accept or reject the
				  recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee for Disciplinary Affairs. If the board
				  elects to dismiss allegations, the chair of the board shall request the Ad Hoc
				  Committee for Disciplinary Affairs to prepare the letters of dismissal. If the
				  board agrees to investigate, the board shall request the Ad Hoc Committee for
				  Disciplinary Affairs to notify the person against whom allegations have been
				  made of a possible breach of statute, rule and regulation, ethical code, and/or
				  prior final decisions or consent orders may have been made and that a response
				  in writing to the board within a specified time period is required. A response
				  is to be made to the Ad Hoc Committee for Disciplinary Affairs of the board at
				  the board office address. The complaint letter of alleged violations shall not
				  be given initially to the person. However, sufficiently specific allegations
				  shall be conveyed to the person for response. Once the person has answered the
				  complaint, a determination will be made if a disciplinary proceeding is
				  required.
C. Pursuant to its
				  authority to regulate this industry, the board through its Ad Hoc Committee on
				  Disciplinary Affairs, may conduct investigations into alleged violations by a
				  licensed professional counselor, provisional licensed professional counselor,
				  or applicant of this Chapter or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant
				  thereto, may issue subpoenas to secure evidence of alleged violations of the
				  Louisiana Mental Health Counselor Licensing Act, any of the rules and
				  regulations promulgated by the board, the Code of Ethics of the American
				  Counseling Association, or prior final decisions and/or consent orders
				  involving the licensed professional counselor, provisional licensed
				  professional counselor, or applicant for licensure. The confidential or
				  privileged records of a patient or client which are subpoenaed are to be
				  sanitized by the custodian of such records so as to maintain the anonymity of
				  the patient or client.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1101-1123.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 1 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Chapter 13 - Disciplinary Proceedings for Licensed Professional Counselors › Section LX-1307 - Informal Disposition of Complaints

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A. Some complaints may be settled informally
				  by the board and the person accused of a violation without a formal hearing.
				  The following types of informal dispositions may be utilized.
1. Disposition by Correspondence. For
				  complaints less serious, the Ad Hoc Committee for Disciplinary Affairs of the
				  board may write to the person explaining the nature of the complaint received.
				  The person's subsequent response may satisfactorily explain the situation, and
				  the matter may be dropped. If the situation is not satisfactorily explained, it
				  shall be pursued through an informal conference or formal hearing.
2. Informal Conference
a. The Ad Hoc Committee for Disciplinary
				  Affairs of the board may hold a conference with the person in lieu of, or in
				  addition to, correspondence in cases of less serious complaints. If the
				  situation is satisfactorily explained in conference, a formal hearing is not
				  scheduled.
b. The person shall be
				  given adequate notice of the conference, of the issues to be discussed, and of
				  the fact that information brought out of the conference may later be used in a
				  formal hearing. Board members may not be involved in informal
				  conferences.
3.
				  Settlement. An agreement worked out between the person making the complaint and
				  the person accused of a violation does not preclude disciplinary action by the
				  board. The nature of the offense alleged and the evidence before the board must
				  be considered.