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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 10 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 29 - Enforcement › Section 86:10-29-14 - Administrative penalties

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(a) The Board may
				assess an administrative penalty against an individual if any order issued or
				approved by the Board includes a finding that the individual:
(1) Violated any provision of the Act,
				including practicing licensed professional counseling without being licensed,
				under supervision, or exempt;
(2)
				Violated any rule of the OAC as it relates to licensed professional counseling;
				or
(3) Violated any order issued by
				the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 10 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 29 - Enforcement › Section 86:10-29-16 - RFI confidentiality

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The RFI and the identity of the Complainant shall be
				  confidential and shall not be available for public inspection, in accordance
				  with 51 O.S. Section 24A.14.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 10 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 31 - Post-Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Rules › Section 86:10-31-1 - Education, training and experience completed as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to 59 O.S. Section 4100.4(A)

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(a) If an applicant otherwise qualifies for
				licensure, the Board shall issue an appropriate license to applicants who
				present satisfactory evidence of equivalent education, training and experience
				completed by the applicant as a member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the
				United States, National Guard of any state, the Military Reserves of any state,
				or the Naval Militias of any state.
(b) Active-duty military service members
				seeking to make application for licensure may do so without payment of
				application fee.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 10 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 31 - Post-Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Rules › Section 86:10-31-2 - Automatic extension of license, payment of fees and continuing education for active-duty military service members

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(a)
				Automatic extension pursuant to 59 O.S. §
									4100.6(A).
				The license of active-duty military service members shall be automatically
				extended and placed on inactive licensure status during active-duty military
				service and for one (1) year after active-duty military service, unless the
				licensee seeks to maintain said license in good-standing.
(b) Payment of fees and continuing education
				pursuant to 59 O.S. §
									4100.6(B),
				(C) and (D). Active-duty military service
				members seeking to maintain his or her license in good-standing may have his or
				her license renewed during active-duty, and for a period of one (1) year after
				discharge from active-duty, without:
(1)
				payment of fees; and
(2) obtaining
				continuing education credits when:
(A)
				circumstances associated with military duty prevent obtaining training and a
				waiver request has been submitted to the Board;
(B) the licensee performs social work as an
				occupation as part of his or her military duties as shown in Defense Department
				Form DD 214 (DD Form 214); or
(C)
				performing any other act typically required for the renewal of the
				license.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 10 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 31 - Post-Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Rules › Section 86:10-31-3 - Reciprocal licensing of spouses of active-duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States

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The procedure to expedite endorsement of licensure pursuant
				  to Section
				  4100.5
				  of Title 59 of the laws of the State of Oklahoma for applicants who are
				  licensed in another state and who are the spouse of an active-duty member of
				  the Armed Forces of the United States is as follows:
(1) A license shall be issued to the
				applicant if the requirements for licensure of the other state are
				substantially equivalent to those required by this state;
(2) If specific licensure requirements in
				this state were not required in the state in which the Applicant was licensed,
				a temporary license for a set period of time shall be issued to Applicants to
				allow the person to work as a licensed professional counselor while completing
				those requirements.
(3) Applicants
				who are licensed in another state and who are the spouse of an active-duty
				member of the Armed Forces of the United States seeking to make application for
				licensure may do so without payment of application fee.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 10 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 33 - Declaration of Emergency Licensure by Endorsement › Section 86:10-33-1 - Submission of verification of license

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An applicant applying for a non-renewable license by
				  endorsement pursuant to a declaration of emergency shall submit verification
				  stating the applicant is active and in good standing in the state in which they
				  are currently licensed. The Board may require the applicant to submit a copy of
				  the statutes and rules from the state out of which such license was
				  issued.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 10 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 33 - Declaration of Emergency Licensure by Endorsement › Section 86:10-33-2 - Licensing procedures

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An applicant must submit an application form, related
				  documents as requested, and licensure fees.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 10 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 33 - Declaration of Emergency Licensure by Endorsement › Section 86:10-33-3 - Non-renewable declaration of emergency license by endorsement

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(a) The Board shall issue a non-renewable
				license by endorsement pursuant to a declaration of emergency to an applicant
				who is licensed or certified as a professional counselor by another state or
				territory of the United States or the District of Columbia and the following
				criteria is met:
(1) A declaration of
				emergency is issued by the Governor or the Legislature pursuant to the Oklahoma
				Emergency Management Act of 2003 or a declaration of a catastrophic health
				emergency issued by the Governor pursuant to the Catastrophic Health Emergency
				Powers Act;
(2) The applicant's
				professional counselor license in the other jurisdiction is active and in good
				standing and allows the applicant to practice independently without
				supervision;
(3) The applicant's
				license has never been suspended or revoked and fulfills all of the
				requirements as stated in Subchapter 5;
(4) The applicant fulfills the requirements
				as stated in 59 O.S. §
										1906(A)
				and 59 O.S. §§(B)(1)(3)(4)(5); and
(5) The applicant has at least a Master's
				Degree in counseling or a mental health related field from a regionally
				accredited college or university.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 86:11-1-1 - Purpose

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The rules in this Chapter implement the Oklahoma Licensed
				  Professional Counselor Act, (59 O.S. 1991, Sections 1901 et
				  seq.)
Transferred from
					 310:405-1-1 by Laws 2013,
					 c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 86:11-1-2 - Definitions

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When used in this Chapter, the following words or terms shall
				  have the following meaning unless the context of the sentence requires another
				  meaning:
"Act"
means Title 59, Sections
				  1901 et
				  seq. of the Oklahoma Statutes.
"Advisory board"
means the Oklahoma Licensed
				  Professional Counselor Advisory Board appointed by the State Board of
				  Health.
"Approved LPC Supervisor"
means an individual who
				  is approved by the Department pursuant to Section
				  310:405-11-4
				  of this Chapter.
"Counselor"
means a person licensed as a Licensed
				  Professional Counselor pursuant to this Act.
"Dual relationship"
means a familial, social,
				  financial, business, professional, close personal, sexual or other
				  non-therapeutic relationship with a client, or engaging in any activity with
				  another person that interferes or conflicts with the LPC's or LPC Candidate's
				  professional obligation to a client.
"Face-to-face counseling"
means the counselor and
				  the client shall be in the physical presence of the other during
				  counseling.
"Face-to-face supervision"
means the supervisor
				  and the supervisee shall be in the physical presence of the other during
				  individual or group supervision.
"Forensic services"
means the application of
				  knowledge, training and experience from the mental health field to the
				  establishment of facts and/or the establishment of evidence in a court of law
				  or ordered by a court of law.
"Full time"
means at least twenty (20) hours of
				  on-the-job experience per week.
"Group supervision"
means an assemblage of
				  counseling supervisee consisting of from two (2) to six (6) members.
"Home-study or technology-assisted distance
				  learning"
means the delivery of graduate coursework or continuing
				  education through mailed correspondence or other distance learning
				  technologies, which focuses on using synchronous or asynchronous instructional
				  delivery methods..
"OAC"
means the Oklahoma Administrative
				  Code.
"On-site supervisor"
means a person who may not
				  be an approved LPC supervisor but is licensed by the state of Oklahoma as a
				  Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor,
				  Licensed Behavioral Practitioner, Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker,
				  Psychiatrist, or Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor employed by the agency
				  employing the LPC Candidate whose assigned job duties include acting as the
				  immediate supervisor to the LPC Candidate and who is available to the candidate
				  at all times when counseling services are being rendered by the LPC
				  Candidate.
Transferred from
					 310:405-1-2.1 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 86:11-1-3 - Applicability

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Every duty, obligation or requirement described in this
				  Chapter and imposed upon a LPC shall be applicable to every licensed
				  professional counselor candidate, unless specifically provided
				  otherwise.
Transferred from
					 310:405-1-2.2 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:11-3-1 - Responsibility

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It shall be the responsibility of Licensed Professional
				  Counselors (LPCs), in their commitment to the understanding of human behavior,
				  to value objectivity and integrity, and in providing services, to strive to
				  maintain the highest standards of their profession. LPCs shall accept
				  responsibility for the consequences of their work and make every effort to
				  ensure that their services are used appropriately. LPCs shall be alert to
				  personal, social, organizational, financial, and political situations or
				  pressures that might lead to the misuse of their influence. LPCs shall not
				  participate in, condone, or be associated with dishonesty, fraud, deceit or
				  misrepresentation. LPCs shall not exploit their relationships with clients for
				  personal advantage, profit, satisfaction, or interest.
Transferred from
					 310:405-3-1 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:11-3-3 - Client welfare

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(a)
Discrimination.
LPCs shall not, in the rendering of their
				professional services, participate in, condone, or promote discrimination based
				on age, culture, disability, ethnicity, race, religion/spirituality, gender,
				gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status/partnership, language
				preference, socioeconomic status, or any basis proscribed by law. LPCs do not
				discriminate against clients, students, employees, supervisees, or research
				participants in a manner that has a negative impact on these persons.
(b)
Records.
(1)
Requirement of records.
LPCs
				shall maintain verifiable, accurate and truthful records necessary for
				rendering professional services to their clients for at least five (5) years
				beyond termination of services. LPCs employed at an institution or facility
				that has a published records retention policy that is equal to the retention
				required by this subsection will be deemed to be in compliance with this
				subsection.
(2)
Confidentiality.
LPCs shall maintain the confidentiality of any
				information received from any person or source about a client, unless
				authorized in writing by the client or otherwise authorized or required by law
				or court order.
(3)
Confidentiality of records.
LPCs shall be responsible for complying
				with the applicable state and federal regulations in regard to the security,
				safety and confidentiality of any counseling record they create, maintain,
				transfer, or destroy whether the record is written, taped, computerized, or
				stored in any other medium.
(4)
Client access.
LPCs shall provide the client with a copy of the
				client's record in accordance with state and federal laws. In situations
				involving multiple clients, access to records is limited to those parts of
				records that do not include confidential information related to another
				client.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:11-3-4 - Fees and bartering

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(a)
Advance
				understanding.
LPCs shall clearly explain to clients, prior to entering
				the counseling relationship, all financial arrangements related to professional
				services including the consequences for non-payment of fees.
(b)
Bartering.
LPCs may
				participate in bartering for tangible goods only if the relationship is not
				exploitive, if the client requests it, if a clear written contract is
				established and if such arrangements are an accepted practice among
				professionals in the community.
(c)
Tangible goods.
LPCs shall not barter for services rendered by the
				client. Only tangible goods, at fair market value, may be accepted by the
				counselor in lieu of money for counseling services.
Transferred from
					 310:405-3-3.1
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:11-3-5 - Professional standards

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(a)
Violations of other laws.
It shall be unprofessional conduct for an
				LPC to violate a state or federal statute if the violation directly relates to
				the duties and responsibilities of the counselor or if the violation involves
				moral turpitude.
(b)
Drug and
				alcohol use.
LPCs shall not render professional services while under the
				influence of alcohol or other mind or mood altering drugs.
(c)
Sexual contact.
(1)
Current clients.
LPCs shall
				not have any type of sexual contact with clients and shall not counsel persons
				with whom they have had a sexual relationship.
(2)
Supervisees.
LPCs shall not
				engage in sexual contact with supervisees and shall not supervise persons with
				whom they have had a sexual relationship within the previous five (5) years.
				LPCs shall not engage in sexual contact with supervisees they have supervised
				within the previous five (5) years.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:11-3-7 - Relations with the public and other professions

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(a)
Misrepresentation.
LPCs shall
				not misrepresent nor allow the misrepresentation by others of the efficacy of
				the LPC's professional services.
(b)
Credentials claimed.
LPCs
				shall claim or imply only the professional credentials possessed and shall be
				responsible for correcting any known misrepresentations of their credentials by
				others. Professional credentials include graduate degrees in counseling or
				closely related mental health fields, accreditation of graduate programs,
				national voluntary certifications, government-issued certifications or
				licenses, or any other credential that might indicate to the public the LPCs
				additional knowledge or expertise in counseling.
(c)
The use of doctoral degrees and the
				title "Doctor".
An LPC may use the doctoral degree and the title "Doctor"
				in advertising, practice and status as a counselor, if the doctoral degree is
				in counseling or a closely related mental health field, and if the degree was
				granted by a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the
				United States Department of Education.
(1)
				Non-counseling doctorates. An LPC who holds a doctoral degree in a
				non-counseling related field shall not use the doctoral degree or the term
				"Dr." in advertising, practice or status as a counselor.
(2) Non-regionally accredited doctorates. An
				LPC who holds a doctoral degree from a college or university not regionally
				accredited and recognized by the United States Department of Education shall
				not use the doctoral degree or the title "doctor" in advertising, practice or
				status as a counselor, unless the following conditions are met:
(A) the degree was conferred or matriculation
				was begun before May 5, 1995; and
(B) the conferring institution was certified
				or accredited by the state wherein the institution is located.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:11-3-8 - Failure to comply

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An LPC who does not comply with subchapter 3 - Rules of
				  Professional Conduct shall be subject to disciplinary action under subchapter
				  31.
Transferred from
					 310:405-3-6 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 5 - Fitness of Applicants › Section 86:11-5-1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the fitness of
				  an applicant as one of the criterion for licensure as an LPC and to set forth
				  the criteria by which the Commissioner shall determine the fitness of
				  applicants.
Transferred from
					 310:405-5-1 by Laws 2013,
					 c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 5 - Fitness of Applicants › Section 86:11-5-2 - Fitness for licensure

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The substantiation of any of the following items related to
				  the applicant may be, as the Commissioner determines, the basis for the denial
				  of or delay of licensure of the applicant.
(1) Lack of necessary skills and abilities to
				provide adequate services.
(2)
				Misrepresentation on the application or other materials submitted to the
				Department.
(3) A violation of the
				LPC Rules of Professional Conduct.
Transferred from
					 310:405-5-2
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 5 - Fitness of Applicants › Section 86:11-5-3 - Materials considered to determine fitness

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(a) Materials considered to determine fitness
				of skills and abilities include:
(1)
				Evaluations from supervisors or instructors;
(2) Statements from persons submitting
				references for the applicant;
(3)
				Evaluations from employers and/or professional associations; and
(4) A field examination submitted through
				questionnaires answered by persons competent to evaluate an applicant's
				professional competence which may include the submission of written case
				studies and taped interviews with an applicant's instructors, supervisors and
				others or submission of such documentary evidence relating to an applicant's
				experience and competence as required by the Department; and
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-1 - General

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to
				ensure that all applicants meet those requirements specified in the
				Act.
(b) Unless otherwise
				indicated, an applicant shall submit all required information and documentation
				of credentials on official Department forms.
(c) The Department will not consider an
				application as officially submitted until receipt of the Application Form,
				application fee, official transcript(s), three (3) Document of Recommendation
				forms, Internship/Practicum Documentation Form, and completed criminal
				background check. The application fee must accompany the Application
				Form.
(d) The Department shall
				notify applicants of their test eligibility no later than 60 days after
				receiving and approving the required application materials.
Transferred from
					 310:405-7-1 by Laws 2013,
					 c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-2 - Application materials and forms

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(a) Each
				application shall include the following documents:
(1) Application form,
(2) Official transcript, mailed from the
				university or college,
(3) Three
				(3) Document of recommendation forms,
(4) Practicum documentation form,
(5) Two (2) classifiable sets of
				fingerprints, and
(6)
				Fees.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-3 - Submission of documents

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The applicant shall monitor the progress of the application.
				  The Department shall not automatically contact applicants regarding the receipt
				  or absence of documents.
Transferred from
					 310:405-7-2.1
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-4 - Negative references

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The Department may ask an applicant for licensure as a
				  professional counselor or specialty designation, whose file contains negative
				  references of substance, to appear for an interview before the licensure is
				  completed.
Transferred from
					 310:405-7-3
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-5 - Re-application for permanently expired license

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(a) Re-application after license expires for
				non-renewal shall include the following documents:
(1) Application form,
(2) Official transcripts, mailed from the
				university or college,
(3) Document
				of Recommendation forms,
(4)
				Supervision Agreement,
(5)
				Statement of Professional Disclosure,
(6) New Application Fee,
(7) On-Site Supervisor Verification Form,
				and
(8) Two (2) classifiable sets
				of fingerprints.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-6 - Re-application for revoked license

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(a) No
				re-application for a revoked license will be considered for a period of 5 years
				following the revocation. Re-application after license is revoked for
				administrative action shall include the following documents:
(1) Application form,
(2) Official transcripts, mailed from the
				university or college,
(3) Document
				of Recommendation forms,
(4)
				Supervision Agreement,
(5)
				Statement of Professional Disclosure,
(6) New Application Fee,
(7) On-Site Supervisor Verification Form,
				and
(8) Two (2) classifiable sets
				of fingerprints.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-7 - Re-application for voided application for failure to take scheduled examinations

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(a)
				Re-application after application is voided for failure to take scheduled
				examinations or after the eligible applicant fails an examination and does not
				take subsequent scheduled examinations shall include the following documents:
(1) Application form,
(2) Official transcripts, mailed from the
				university or college,
(3) Document
				of Recommendation forms,
(4)
				Supervision Agreement,
(5)
				Statement of Professional Disclosure Form,
(6) New Application Fee,
(7) On-Site Supervisor Verification Form,
				and
(8) Two (2) classifiable sets
				of fingerprints.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-8 - Re-application for voided application for failure to complete supervised experience

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(a)
				Re-application after application is voided for failure to complete the
				supervised experience requirement within sixty (60) months as described in OAC
				Rule
				310:405-11-5(i)
				shall include the following documents:
(1)
				Application form,
(2) Official
				transcripts, mailed from the university or college,
(3) Document of Recommendation
				forms,
(4) Supervision
				Agreement,
(5) Statement of
				Professional Disclosure,
(6) New
				Application Fee,
(7) On-Site
				Supervisor Verification Form, and
(8) Two (2) classifiable sets of
				fingerprints.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-9 - Re-application for denied application

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(a)
				Re-application after application has been denied, as prescribed in Section 1912
				of the LPC Act, shall included the following documents:
(1) Application form,
(2) Official transcripts, mailed from the
				university or college,
(3) Document
				of Recommendation forms,
(4)
				Supervision Agreement,
(5)
				Statement of Professional Disclosure,
(6) New Application Fee,
(7) On-Site Supervisor Verification Form,
				and
(8) Two (2) classifiable sets
				of fingerprints.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-10 - Re-application for revoked approved supervisor status

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No re-application for a revoked approved supervisor status,
				  as a result of administrative action, shall be considered for a period of five
				  (5) years following the revocation and said re-application shall meet the
				  requirements described in subsection
				  310:405-11-4
				  of this Chapter.
Transferred from
					 310:405-7-8.1
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 86:11-7-11 - Denial of licensure application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Following the denial of a licensure application by the
				  Commissioner of Health, as prescribed in Section 1912 of the LPC Act, the
				  applicant may request an administrative hearing to contest the denial of their
				  application within 15 days of receiving notification from the Department. If a
				  hearing is not requested within 15 days, the denial will be
				  final.
Transferred from
					 310:405-7-9
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 9 - Academic Requirements › Section 86:11-9-1 - Graduate hours and degrees required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each applicant shall possess at least a
				master's degree in counseling, or a mental health related graduate degree
				deemed substantially content-equivalent. All graduate course work applied
				toward licensure shall be from a regionally accredited college or university
				recognized by the United States Department of Education. At least sixty (60)
				semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit hours of graduate
				counseling-related course work, including internship, shall be earned. In order
				to be considered acceptable, the graduate degree(s) shall:
(1) follow a planned, sequenced mental health
				program of study which is reflected in the university catalog and approved by
				the governing authority of the college or university.
(2) include a program whose primary focus is
				clearly to prepare the applicant for a career in counseling.
(3) be listed in the college or university
				catalog, including the core courses from the knowledge areas outlined in
				310:405-9-2(1-7)
				and include at least five (5) of the sixteen (16) knowledge areas outlined in
				310:405-9-2(8).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:11-11-1 - Documents required prior to accrual of supervision hours

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following documents must be received by the department
				  before the accrual of supervised experience can begin:
(1) Application materials;
(2) Supervision agreement;
(3) Statement of professional
				disclosure;
(4) On-Site Supervisor
				Verification Form.
Transferred from
					 310:405-11-1
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:11-11-2 - Responsibility of supervisors and supervisees

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(a) The supervisor and supervisee shall be
				jointly responsible for the following:
(1)
				Ensuring the requirements under this subchapter are fulfilled. A failure to
				comply may result in the loss of supervision hours, denial of licensure,
				initiation of formal complaint procedures, and/or loss of approved supervisor
				status.
(2) Ensuring the client's
				right to confidentiality is protected and the rules of the supervisor and
				supervisee's employers are adhered to during the course of
				supervision.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:11-11-3 - Acceptability of supervised experience

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(a)
				Supervised experience is acceptable when it consists of the performance of
				counseling activities as described in Section 1902, of the Act under
				supervision as described below.
(1)
				Supervision shall focus on the raw data from a supervisee's continuing clinical
				practice, which may be available to the supervisor through a combination of
				direct observation, co-therapy, written clinical notes, and audio and video
				recordings.
(2) Supervision is a
				process clearly distinguishable from personal psychotherapy, and is contracted
				in order to serve professional/vocational goals.
(3) Individual supervision consists of
				face-to-face contact with one supervisor and one supervisee.
(4) Group supervision may be conducted with
				two (2) to six (6) supervisees and a supervisor.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:11-11-4 - Supervisor qualifications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Supervisor qualifications include:
(1) A Licensed Professional Counselor who has
				practiced in positions relevant to those the LPC proposes to supervise for two
				(2) years beyond the date of issue of the Oklahoma license.
(2) As of January 1, 2000:
(A) an LPC who has successfully completed a
				graduate course in counselor supervision of at least forty-five (45) contact
				hours or equivalent course of study acceptable to the Department. This
				equivalent course of study shall consist of workshops in counseling supervision
				in combination with directed study of counseling supervision literature.
				Fifteen (15) of the forty-five (45) contact hours shall be in a class or
				workshop format which includes four (4) supervisors-in-training; the other
				thirty (30) contact hours shall be reserved for directed study, and
(B) an LPC who has passed the Oklahoma Legal
				and Ethical Responsibilities Examination.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:11-11-6 - Documentation of supervised experience

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(a)
				A supervision agreement form between the supervisor and supervisee, the
				Statement of Professional Disclosure Form, and the On-Site Supervisor
				Verification Form shall be received by the LPC Department prior to beginning
				the accrual of supervised hours.
(b) The supervisor and supervisee shall sign
				and submit the "Evaluation of Supervised Experience," including documentation
				of observations and date of consultation between approved supervisor and
				on-site supervisor, semi-annually.
Transferred from
					 310:405-11-6
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 86:11-11-7 - Supervision agreement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Supervision
				Agreement shall include the following:
(1)
				Supervisor and supervisee agree to terms set forth for the accrual of
				supervised experience; and
(2) A
				reproduction of the regulation regarding supervised experience.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:11-13-1 - Fees established

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Commissioner shall establish fees to provide for the
				  administration of the LPC Act.
Transferred from
					 310:405-13-1 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:11-13-2 - Schedule of fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Application fee.
One hundred forty-five dollars ($145.00) shall be
				submitted with the application form.
(b)
License examination fee.
One
				hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be submitted when the applicant registers for
				the examination.
(c)
Initial
				license fee.
Ninety dollars ($90.00) shall be submitted upon
				notification by the Department. This fee validates the license for a two (2)
				year period.
(d)
Annual
				renewal fee.
Eighty dollars ($80.00) shall be submitted upon notification
				by the Department on or before June 30 and validates the license for twelve
				(12) months.
(e)
Specialty
				application fee.
One hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be submitted with
				the specialty application.
(f)
Specialty designation fee.
Fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be
				submitted upon notification by the Department.
(g)
Specialty designation renewal
				fee.
Twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be submitted on or before June 30 and
				validates the license for twelve (12) months.
(h)
Late renewal fee.
Twenty-five
				dollars ($25.00) shall be submitted if the license is not renewed by June 30.
				The licensee must submit this fee as well as the license renewal fee on or
				before the following June 30 to avoid revocation.
(i)
Replacement fee.
Twenty-five
				dollars ($25.00) shall be submitted for the issuance of a license to replace a
				license which has been lost, damaged, or is in need of revision.
(j)
Inactive license
				fee.
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Payment of this fee renders the
				license inactive and suspends all rights and privileges granted by the license
				until the license is reactivated.
(k)
Reactivation fee.
A pro-rated
				fee in accordance with LPC regulation
				310:405-21-3.1
				shall be submitted at the time of reactivation.
Transferred from
					 310:405-13-2 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:11-13-3 - Fees non-refundable

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Fees paid by applicants are not refundable.
Transferred from
					 310:405-13-3
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:11-13-4 - Method of payment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Payment of fees shall be by personal check, cashier's check,
				  money order or cash. Payment of fees may be made by credit card or other
				  electronic means, if acceptable by the Department. Any check returned to the
				  Department for non-payment will result in suspension of
				  license.
Transferred from
					 310:405-13-4 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:11-13-5 - Review of fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall periodically review the fee schedule and
				  recommend any adjustments necessary to provide funds to meet its expenses
				  without creating an unnecessary surplus.
Transferred from
					 310:405-13-5 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:11-15-1 - Eligibility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An LPC applicant may be eligible to sit for the licensing
				  examination following the submission of:
(1) Application fee and form;
(2) Practicum/Internship Documentation
				Form;
(3) Official transcript(s)
				showing completion of all academic requirements listed in subchapter 9, section
				310:405-9-2;
(4) Three (3) Document of Recommendation
				Forms; and
(5) Two (2) classifiable
				sets of fingerprints.
Transferred from
					 310:405-15-1 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:11-15-2 - Examinations required

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Each applicant shall take two examinations:
(1) The National Counselor Examination for
				Certification and Licensure or another equivalent examination as determined by
				the Department; and
(2) The
				Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination.
Transferred from
					 310:405-15-2
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:11-15-3 - Frequency

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall administer the licensure examination at
				  least one (1) time each year or as often as deemed necessary.
Transferred from
					 310:405-15-3 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:11-15-4 - Application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Department shall mail notification of
				eligibility to sit for examination to the last known address of applicant no
				later than sixty (60) days after receiving the required and completed
				application materials.
(b) Upon
				receiving test eligibility letter from the Department, applicant shall submit
				examination registration materials and fees to the Department's
				designee.
(c) An applicant's
				eligibility to sit for the exam may be valid for two years, at which time if
				they have not successfully passed the exams, their licensure application shall
				be voided and the applicant shall be mailed notification at last known
				address.
(d) An applicant who fails
				the NCE exam, may schedule additional examinations, within the two-year
				eligibility period, with the submission of subsequent exam registration
				materials and fees. The subsequent exam can be scheduled no sooner than 90 days
				after the prior exam.
Transferred from
					 310:405-15-4 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:11-15-5 - Grading

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Licensure examinations shall be graded by
				the Department or its designated representatives.
(b) The passing score on the examination
				shall be that score accepted as passing by the National Board for Certified
				Counselors.
Transferred from
					 310:405-15-5 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:11-15-6 - Notice of results

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Department
				shall mail notification to the examinee at last known address of the
				examination results within sixty (60) days of the date of the
				examination.
(b) The Department
				shall furnish the applicant an analysis of performance.
(c) No matter what numerical or other scoring
				system the Department may use in arriving at examination results, the official
				notice of results to the examinees shall be stated in terms of "pass" or
				"fail".
(d) If the notice of
				examination results is delayed for more than ninety (90) days after the date of
				the examination, the Department shall mail notification to the examinee at the
				last known address before the ninetieth (90th) day.
Transferred from
					 310:405-15-6 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:11-15-7 - Failure to appear

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If an applicant for licensure fails to appear for examination
				  for reasons other than documented illness or other cause beyond the applicant's
				  control after having agreed to do so by applying to take a particular
				  examination, the applicant shall reapply and pay another examination fee before
				  being admitted to a subsequent examination.
Transferred from
					 310:405-15-7 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)