La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXXVI-1501

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LXXXVI-1501 - License without Examination

A. As prescribed in R.S. 37:3448, for a period of one year from the effective date of Act 555, July 14, 1988, the board shall waive both written and oral examination and shall issue a license as a licensed professional vocational rehabilitation counselor to each applicant who files an application upon a form and in such a manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by such fees required by R.S. 37:3446, and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board that he:

1. is at least 21 years old;

2. is of good moral character;

3. is not in violation of any of the provisions of R.S. 37:3441-3452 and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder;

4. has received one of the following:

a. a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling or related field and two years experience in a vocational rehabilitation setting;

b. a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation counseling or related field and five years experience in a vocational rehabilitation setting;

c. certified rehabilitation counselor, certified insurance rehabilitation specialist and 10 years of vocational rehabilitation experience.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXXVI-1501

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Board of Examiners, LR 15:279 (April 1989).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3441-3452 and R.S. 36:478(I).