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Rule Title: LCPC LICENSE REQUIREMENTS – ORIGINAL APPLICANTS
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Department: LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter: BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Subchapter: Application Procedures for Professional Counselors
 
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24.219.601    LCPC LICENSE REQUIREMENTS – ORIGINAL APPLICANTS

(1) Applicants for LCPC licensure not currently licensed in another state or jurisdiction must submit a completed application on forms provided by the department. Completed applications include appropriate fees and required documentation.

(2) Applicants must have a degree that is primarily counseling in nature from:

(a) a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)-accredited program that is at least 60 semester credits; or

(b) an accredited institution and a program that is at least 60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits and includes the CACREP core competencies.

(3) In addition to the degree requirements in (2): 

(a) the degree can only have a maximum of 12 post-baccalaureate graduate semester (18 quarter) credits or up to 20 semester (30 quarter) credits of a completed graduate counseling degree transferred from other institutions or programs; and

(b) credits earned during the degree program that were obtained more than six years prior to the date of graduation do not count toward the education requirements in this rule and 37-23-202(1) or (2), MCA.

(4) In addition to the degree requirements in (2) and (3), applicants must: 

(a) have completed a supervised work experience that meets the requirements in 37-23-202, MCA, and ARM 24.219.604;

(b) have passed an examination as described in ARM 24.219.602 within four years of the date of the application;

(c) have completed a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background check per 37-23-202, MCA, within six months of the application date; and

(d) provide verification of any professional license(s) the applicant has ever held in any state or jurisdiction.

(5) Incomplete applications will automatically expire one year from the date the fee was received. If an application expires, the applicant must reapply and pay all appropriate fees.

 

History: 37-1-131, 37-22-201, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-23-202, MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 662, Eff. 4/25/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 169, Eff. 1/29/88; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 986, Eff. 6/3/97; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 1477; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2158, Eff. 11/13/09; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2038, Eff. 9/23/11; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 221, Eff. 2/6/16; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 2371, Eff. 12/28/19; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 1783, Eff. 12/11/21.


 

 
MAR Notices Effective From Effective To History Notes
24-219-36 12/11/2021 Current History: 37-1-131, 37-22-201, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-23-202, MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 662, Eff. 4/25/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 169, Eff. 1/29/88; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 986, Eff. 6/3/97; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 1477; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2158, Eff. 11/13/09; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2038, Eff. 9/23/11; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 221, Eff. 2/6/16; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 2371, Eff. 12/28/19; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 1783, Eff. 12/11/21.
24-219-34 12/28/2019 12/11/2021 History: 37-1-131, 37-22-201, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-23-202, MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 662, Eff. 4/25/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 169, Eff. 1/29/88; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 986, Eff. 6/3/97; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 1477; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2158, Eff. 11/13/09; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2038, Eff. 9/23/11; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 221, Eff. 2/6/16; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 2371, Eff. 12/28/19.
24-219-29 2/6/2016 12/28/2019 History: 37-1-131, 37-1-319, 37-22-201, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-1-306, 37-23-202, MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 662, Eff. 4/25/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 169, Eff. 1/29/88; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 986, Eff. 6/3/97; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 1477; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2158, Eff. 11/13/09; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2038, Eff. 9/23/11; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 221, Eff. 2/6/16.
24-219-23 9/23/2011 2/6/2016 History: 37-1-131, 37-1-319, 37-22-201, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-1-306, 37-23-202, MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 662, Eff. 4/25/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 169, Eff. 1/29/88; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 986, Eff. 6/3/97; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 1477; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2158, Eff. 11/13/09; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2038, Eff. 9/23/11.
24-219-21 11/13/2009 9/23/2011 History: 37-1-131, 37-22-201, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-23-202, MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 662, Eff. 4/25/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 169, Eff. 1/29/88; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 986, Eff. 6/3/97; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 1477; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2158, Eff. 11/13/09.
6/3/1997 11/13/2009 History: 37-23-103, MCA; IMP, 37-23-202, MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 662, Eff. 4/25/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 169, Eff. 1/29/88; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 986, Eff. 6/3/97; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 1477.
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