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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 310:405-3-3 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 310:405-3-3.1 - 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.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 2495,
				  eff 6-27-96; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1965, eff
				  6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 310:405-3-4 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 310:405-3-4.1 - Clinical responsibility to supervisees

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(a) LPCs shall not exploit the trust and
				dependency of supervisees.
(b)LPCs
				are cognizant of their potentially influential position with respect to
				supervisees, and shall not exploit the trust and dependency of such persons.
				LPCs, therefore, shall avoid dual relationships that impair their professional
				judgment or increase the risk of exploitation. Examples of such dual
				relationships include, but are not limited to, provision of counseling to
				supervisees, and business or close personal relationships with supervisees.
				Sexual intimacy with current supervisees is prohibited.
(c) LPCs shall not permit supervisees to
				perform or to hold themselves out as competent to perform professional services
				beyond their training, level of experience, and competence.
(d) LPCs shall not disclose supervisee
				confidences to anyone, except:
(1) as
				mandated by law;
(2) in case of
				clear and imminent danger to a person or persons;
(3) where the professional counselor is a
				defendant in a civil, criminal, or disciplinary action arising from the
				supervision (in which case client confidences may be disclosed only in the
				course of that action);
(4) if
				there is a waiver previously obtained in writing, and then such information may
				be revealed only in accordance with the terms of the waiver.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 310:405-3-5 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 310:405-3-6 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2027, eff
				  6-25-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 5 - Fitness of Applicants › Section 310:405-5-1 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 5 - Fitness of Applicants › Section 310:405-5-2 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 5 - Fitness of Applicants › Section 310:405-5-3 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-1 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2935, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 23 Ok Reg
				  2380, eff 6-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-2 - Application materials and forms [TRANSFERRED]

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Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2380, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 25 Ok Reg
				  2421, eff 7-11-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2518, eff 7-25-10; Transferred to
				  86:11-7-2 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at
				  beginning of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-2.1 - 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.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 2495,
				  eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-3 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-4 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-5 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-6 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-7 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-8 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-8.1 - 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.
Added at 26 Ok Reg 2027,
				  eff 6-25-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 7 - Application Procedures › Section 310:405-7-9 - Denial of licensure application

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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.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 1965,
				  eff 6-25-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2421, eff
				  7-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 9 - Academic Requirements › Section 310:405-9-1 - Graduate hours and degrees required

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(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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 310:405-11-1 - Documents required prior to accrual of supervision hours

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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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2935, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 23 Ok Reg
				  2380, eff 6-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 310:405-11-2 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 310:405-11-3 - 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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 310:405-11-4 - Supervisor qualifications

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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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 310:405-11-6 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2380, eff
				  6-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirement › Section 310:405-11-7 - Supervision agreement

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(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 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 310:405-13-1 - Fees established

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The Commissioner shall establish fees to provide for the
				  administration of the LPC Act.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 310:405-13-2 - Schedule of fees

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(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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2499, eff 6-25-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  2935, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2027, eff
				  6-25-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 310:405-13-4 - Method of payment

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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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2518, eff
				  7-25-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 310:405-13-5 - Review of fees

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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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 310:405-15-1 - Eligibility

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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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2380, eff
				  6-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 310:405-15-2 - Examinations required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2499, eff 6-25-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg
				  2935, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2027, eff
				  6-25-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 310:405-15-3 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 310:405-15-4 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2499, eff 6-25-99; Amended at 23 Ok Reg
				  2380, eff 6-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 310:405-15-5 - 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.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg
				  1533, eff 4-12-94 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3169, eff 6-27-94; Amended
				  at 13 Ok Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 310:405-15-6 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2499, eff
				  6-25-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 310:405-15-7 - 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.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2499, eff
				  6-25-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 15 - Licensure Examinations › Section 310:405-15-8 - Failure to apply

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The application of a person who fails to apply for, sit for,
				  and successfully pass the National Counselor Examination and the Oklahoma Legal
				  and Ethical Responsibilities Examination, within the two-year eligibility
				  period, after the applicant has been mailed notification at last known address
				  in writing of his/her eligibility for examination, shall be voided and the
				  applicant shall be mailed notification at last known address.
Amended at 23 Ok Reg
				  2380, eff 6-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the continuing
				  education requirements necessary for license renewal.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-2 - Number of hours required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Licensees
				shall complete and furnish documentation to the Department of twenty (20) clock
				hours of continuing education per year. One (1) graduate academic semester
				credit hour is equal to fifteen (15) clock hours. One (1) graduate academic
				quarter credit hour is equal to ten (10) clock hours. Current LPC Advisory
				Board members shall receive clock hours of acceptable continuing education for
				attendance and participation in advisory board or sub-committee
				meetings.
(b) A minimum of three
				(3) clock hours of continuing education hours must be in counseling ethics from
				programs pre-approved by the Department or its designee. Continuing education
				in counseling ethics is acceptable as meeting the pre-approval requirements by
				the Department when the continuing education program:
(1) Addresses ethics issues, as the sole
				focus and specifically pertains to the practice of counseling, as defined in
				Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section
				1902(6),
				counseling treatment interventions, consulting, referral activities, or
				research activities as defined in Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section
				1902.
(2) Addresses regulations as promulgated in
				Subchapter 3 of this Chapter.
(3)
				Meets all requirements of sections 2-5 of OAC310:405-17-3.
(4) As of the July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009
				renewal period, the three clock hours of counseling ethics continuing education
				must be accrued in a face-to-face setting.
(5) Current LPC Advisory Board members shall
				receive clock hours of acceptable continuing education for attendance and
				participation in advisory board or sub-committee meetings.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-3 - Acceptable continuing education

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Continuing education (C.E.) is acceptable to the Department
				  when it:
(1) Approximates the content
				of any of the academic areas listed under OAC310:405-9-2
				of this chapter and;
(2) Is
				presented by a person who:
(A) is licensed or
				certified by counseling related professions;
(B) is a licensed or certified member of a
				non-counseling field, i.e. medicine, law if the content of the presentation is
				counselor related and falls within the presenter's area of training;
				or
(C) has experience teaching, at
				the graduate level, in a regionally accredited college or university from any
				of the knowledge areas listed in OAC310:405-9-2;
				or
(D) the person is presenting or
				has presented at a national mental health conference provided by the American
				Counseling Association (ACA), or any of its divisions, American Psychological
				Association (APA), Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT),
				National Association for Social Workers (NASW), the Association for Addiction
				Professionals (NAADAC), or other nationally recognized professional
				organization in the mental health field; or
(E) is presenting in a program sponsored or
				provided by a state or federal government agency with responsibility for mental
				health and substance abuse services; and
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-4 - Continuing education accrual from teaching

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Continuing education may also be accrued when the LPC teaches
				  in programs such as institutes, seminars, workshops, and conferences, when the
				  content conforms to
				  310:405-17-3(1)
				  of this subchapter, provided that such teaching is not required as part of the
				  LPC's regular employment. Two (2) hours of continuing education are credited
				  for each hour taught. No more than ten (10) hours of continuing education may
				  be accrued per year through teaching activities. Credit will be given only for
				  the first presentation.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  627, eff 1-1-93 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 1711, eff 6-1-93; Amended at
				  13 Ok Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-4.1 - Continuing education accrual from home-study or technology-assisted distance learning courses

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Continuing education may be accrued when the LPC completes
				  home-study or technology-assisted distance learning programs that are approved
				  by the Department. No more than ten (10) hours of continuing education may be
				  accrued per renewal period through home-study or technology-assisted distance
				  learning courses. Presenter or program author must meet all requirements of
				  OAC310:405-17-3
				  of this Chapter. Home-study or technology-assisted distance learning is
				  designed to deliver education to learners who are not in the direct physical
				  presence of the educator.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 1965, eff 6-25-07; Amended
				  at 25 Ok Reg 2421, eff 7-11-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2027, eff 6-25-09; Amended
				  at 30 Ok Reg 1959, eff 7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-5 - Professional audience

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Continuing education, whether received or presented by the
				  LPC, shall be targeted toward a professional audience.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-6 - Documentation of attendance

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
LPCs shall retain verification of attendance documents for
				  all continuing education hours claimed for a period of two (2) years.
				  Acceptable continuing education verification of attendance documents
				  include:
(1) An official continuing
				education validation form furnished by the presenter, or,
(2) A letter on the sponsoring presenter's
				letterhead giving the name of the program, location, dates, subjects taught,
				total number of hours attended, participant's name and presenter's name and
				credentials, or,
(3) An official
				graduate transcript showing course or audit credit, or,
(4) A letter for teaching activities on the
				sponsor's letterhead giving the name of the program, location, dates, subject
				taught, and total number of hours taught.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
				  627, eff 1-1-93 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 1711, eff 6-1-93; Amended at
				  13 Ok Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-6.1 - Submission of continuing education roster

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
LPCs shall submit a Continuing Education Roster (not
				  individual verification of attendance documents) on an official Department form
				  with the license renewal fee. Rosters may be obtained from the Department. The
				  Continuing Education Roster shall include the name of the licensee, signature
				  and signature date of the licensee, total clock hours of workshop(s), name of
				  workshop(s), sponsoring agency of workshop(s), date of workshop(s), and the
				  number of hours of each workshop. Only continuing education accrued in the
				  preceding license renewal period shall be acceptable.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 627,
				  eff 1-1-93 (emergency); Added at 10 Ok Reg 1711, eff 6-1-93; Amended at 13 Ok
				  Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2421, eff
				  7-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-6.2 - Audit of continuing education submissions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In May of each year, the Department shall randomly select
				  from two (2) to twenty-five (25) percent of the number of LPCs on active status
				  the previous year for an audit of their claimed continuing education credits.
				  These selected LPCs shall provide the Department with verification of all
				  credits claimed on their Continuing Education Roster on or before the renewal
				  deadline. The Department may, at its discretion, audit and require verification
				  of any credits claimed which it may consider questionable or
				  fraudulent.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 627,
				  eff 1-1-93 (emergency); Added at 10 Ok Reg 1711, eff 6-1-93; Amended at 13 Ok
				  Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2380, eff
				  6-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-6.3 - Penalty for failure to submit continuing education

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements by
				  the renewal date renders the license in suspension. All rights granted by the
				  license are null and void until the requirement is fulfilled and a late renewal
				  fee is paid. The LPC has twelve (12) months from the date of suspension to
				  fulfill the requirements for reinstatement. If not reinstated, the license
				  shall expire.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 627,
				  eff 1-1-93 (emergency); Added at 10 Ok Reg 1711, eff 6-1-93; Amended at 13 Ok
				  Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2499, eff
				  6-25-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-6.4 - Submission of fraudulent continuing education

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The submission of fraudulent continuing education hours shall
				  be the cause for disciplinary action through the Commissioner and may result in
				  sanction by the Department.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 627,
				  eff 1-1-93 (emergency); Added at 10 Ok Reg 1711, eff 6-1-93; Amended at 13 Ok
				  Reg 2495, eff 6-27-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2499, eff
				  6-25-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-7 - Responsibility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The licensee shall be responsible for providing or arranging
				  for sponsors to provide the information necessary for the Department to make a
				  determination of the suitability of the program for continuing education
				  requirements.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 405 - Licensed Professional Counselors › Subchapter 17 - Continuing Education Requirements › Section 310:405-17-8 - Failure to complete

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A person whose license is not renewed due to failure to
				  complete continuing education requirements shall follow subchapter 23 of this
				  chapter known as "License and Specialty Late Renewal and
				  Revocation."
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2495, eff 6-27-96