La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LX-101
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LX-101 - Statutory AuthorityA. The Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners was initially created and empowered by Act 892 of the 1987 Legislature to provide regulation of the practice of mental health counseling and provide for the regulation of the use of the title "licensed professional counselor" (R.S. 37:1102). Subsequently Act 1195 of 2001 empowered the board to provide regulation of marriage and family therapy and the use of the title "licensed marriage and family therapist" [R.S. 37:1102(B)]. Act 484 of the 2014 Legislative Session empowered the board to provide regulation of the practice and use of the titles "provisional licensed professional counselor" and "provisional licensed marriage and family therapist". Therefore, the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners establishes the rules and regulations herein pursuant to the authority granted to, and imposed upon said board under the provisions of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, title 37, chapter 13, R.S. 37:1101-1123.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LX-101
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, LR 29:128 (February 2003), amended LR 29:2782 (December 2003),LR 41709 (4/1/2015).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1101-1123.