Section 17-401 – Certification Required; Representations to Public

    (a)    (1)    This subsection only applies to individuals certified by the Board as a certified professional counselor or certified professional counselor–marriage and family therapist on or before September 30, 2008.         (2)    (i)    An individual shall be certified as a professional counselor by the Board before the individual may:                 1.    Use the title “certified professional counselor”;                 2.    Use the initials “C.P.C.” after […]

Section 17-403 – Requirements for Certified Associate Counselor — Alcohol and Drug

    (a)    Except as provided in § 17–405 of this subtitle, to qualify as a certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug, an applicant shall:         (1)    Be of good moral character;         (2)    At a minimum:             (i)    Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited educational institution approved by the Board in a health and human services counseling field; or             (ii)    Hold a bachelor’s […]

Section 17-404 – Requirements for Certified Supervised Counselor — Alcohol and Drug

    (a)    To qualify as a certified supervised counselor–alcohol and drug, an applicant shall:         (1)    Be of good moral character;         (2)    At a minimum:             (i)    Hold an associate’s degree from a regionally accredited educational institution in a health and human services counseling field; or             (ii)    Hold an associate’s degree from a regionally accredited educational institution and have completed a program of […]

Section 17-405 – Waiver of Requirements — Alcohol and Drug Counselors

    (a)    The Board shall waive the requirements for certification for an applicant to practice alcohol and drug counseling if the applicant meets the requirements of this section.     (b)    If the applicant is licensed or certified to practice as an associate counselor–alcohol and drug, the Board shall grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:         (1)    Holds […]

Section 17-406 – Practicing Without License or Certification — Alcohol and Drug Counselors

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Approved alcohol and drug supervisor” means:             (i)    A certified professional counselor–alcohol and drug;             (ii)    A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor; or             (iii)    A health care provider licensed or certified under this article with documented expertise in alcohol and drug counseling, as approved by the Board.         (3)    “Under the […]

Section 17-407 – Waiver of Clinical Experience Requirement

    The Board may waive the requirement that an applicant under § 17–403 or § 17–404 of this subtitle complete the requisite amount of clinically supervised experience in alcohol and drug counseling after the award of the applicant’s required degree if the applicant, prior to the award of the required degree, obtained a minimum of 5 […]