12 Alaska Admin. Code § 62.110

Current through October 17, 2024
Section 12 AAC 62.110 - Examination
(a) The written examination for a professional counselor license as required under AS 08.29.110(a)(4) is the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE), administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC). An applicant must obtain a passing score on the examination accepted by the board based on the determinations made by the NBCC.
(b) In lieu of the NCE or NCMHCE, the board will accept passage of another nationally recognized examination for professional counselors that is equivalent to the NCE or NCMHCE. The applicant must obtain verification of passage of the examination accepted by the board, sent directly to the board by the administrator of the examination.
(c) Repealed 1/14/2011.
(d) An applicant who has passed an examination specified in (a) or (b) of this section must retake the examination if the applicant has not been issued an initial license within three years of passing the examination. For good cause shown, the board may grant an extension of up to two years of use of the examination.

12 AAC 62.110

Eff. 10/30/99, Register 152; am 12/5/2002, Register 164; am 4/19/2003, Register 166; am 1/14/2011, Register 197; am 8/18/2013, Register 207; am 5/18/2014, Register 210, July 2014; am 7/15/2023, Register 247, October 2023

To obtain information regarding the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE) described in 12 AAC 62.110, contact the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., 3 Terrace Way, Suite D, Greensboro, North Carolina 27403-3660; Phone: (336) 547-0607; e-mail: nbcc@nbcc.org.

Authority:AS 08.29.020

AS 08.29.110