La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LX-1101
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LX-1101 - EndorsementA. Upon recommendation of the board, the board shall issue a license to any person who has been licensed as a licensed professional counselor and has actively practiced mental health counseling for at least five years in another jurisdiction. The applicant must submit an application on forms prescribed by the board in the prescribed manner and pay the required licensure fee. Applicants must also provide proof of having passed the National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE) or successfully complete an oral exam administered by the board. An applicant must submit documentation of at least 40 CEHs, in accordance with the requirements listed in Chapter 7, within two years of the date of application for licensure endorsement in Louisiana. An applicant must also be in good standing in all jurisdictions in which they are licensed and must not have been disciplined in any jurisdiction for an act that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license to practice mental health counseling in the state of Louisiana at the time the act was committed. B. Upon recommendation of the board, the board shall issue a license to any person licensed as a licensed as a licensed professional counselor for less than five years in another jurisdiction whose requirements for the license are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements of the state of Louisiana. The applicant must submit an application on forms prescribed by the board in the prescribed manner and pay the required licensure fee. Applicants must also provide proof of having passed the National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE). An applicant must also be in good standing in all jurisdictions in which they are licensed and must not have been disciplined in any jurisdiction for an act that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license to practice mental health counseling in the state of Louisiana at the time the act was committed.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LX-1101
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, LR 14:84 (February 1988), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, LR 22:103 (February 1996), LR 29:137 (February 2003), LR 39:1790 (July 2013), Amended by LR 41723 (4/1/2015).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1101-1123.