Section 4999.53.
4999.53. (a) Effective January 1, 2016, a registrant or an applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor shall pass the following examinations as prescribed by the board: (1) A California law and ethics examination. (2) A clinical examination administered by the board, or the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination if the board finds that this examination […]
Section 4999.55.
4999.55. (a) Each applicant and registrant shall obtain a passing score on a board-administered California law and ethics examination in order to qualify for licensure. (b) A registrant shall take a board-administered California law and ethics examination before their registration renewal. (c) If an applicant fails the California law and ethics examination, they may retake the examination, upon […]
Section 4999.60.
4999.60. (a) The board may issue a license to a person who, at the time of submitting an application for a license pursuant to this chapter, holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United States as a professional clinical counselor at the highest level for independent clinical practice if all of the following requirements are […]
Section 4999.61.
4999.61. (a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school or experience gained outside of California who apply for licensure or registration who do not qualify for a license under Section 4999.60. (b) The board shall accept education gained from an out-of-state school for purposes of satisfying licensure or registration requirements if the […]
Section 4999.62.
4999.62. (a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school who apply for licensure or registration and who do not qualify for a license under Section 4999.60. (b) For purposes of Section 4999.61, education is substantially equivalent if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The degree is obtained from an accredited or […]
Section 4999.64.
4999.64. (a) Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant who fails the examination specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 4999.53 may, within one year from the notification date of that failure, retake the examination as regularly scheduled without further application upon payment of the fee for the examination. Thereafter, the applicant shall not be […]
Section 4999.46.
4999.46. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all applicants shall have an active associate registration with the board in order to gain postdegree hours of supervised experience. (b) (1) Postdegree hours of experience gained before the issuance of an associate registration shall be credited toward licensure if all of the following apply: (A) The registration applicant applies for […]
Section 4999.46.1.
4999.46.1. (a) An associate or applicant for licensure shall be under the supervision of a supervisor at all times. (b) An associate shall do both of the following: (1) Inform each client, before performing any professional services, that the associate is unlicensed and under supervision. (2) Renew the registration a maximum of five times. A registration shall not be […]
Section 4999.12.5.
4999.12.5. (a) (1) The title “professional clinical counselor intern” or “professional clinical counselor registered intern” is hereby renamed “associate professional clinical counselor” or “registered associate professional clinical counselor,” respectively. Any reference in any statute or regulation to a “professional clinical counselor intern” or “professional clinical counselor registered intern” shall be deemed a reference to an “associate professional […]
Section 4999.46.2.
4999.46.2. (a) Except for experience gained by attending workshops, seminars, training sessions, or conferences, as described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 4999.46, direct supervisor contact shall occur as follows: (1) Supervision shall include at least one hour of direct supervisor contact in each week for which experience is credited in each work setting. (2) A […]