Current through Public Act 171 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 333.18111 - Limited license; criteria; restricted practice; rules(1) Subject to subsection (3), the department may grant a limited license to an individual who meets both of the following criteria:(a) Is not less than 18 years of age.(b) Has received, from an accredited college or university approved by the department, a master's or doctoral degree in counseling from a qualified program, or a degree determined by the department in consultation with the board to be substantially equivalent to a counseling degree from a qualified program. The department in consultation with the board shall promulgate rules to establish standards to approve qualified programs.(2) A limited license granted under this section must require that the individual confine his or her practice to a program of counseling experience under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor.(3) The department in consultation with the board shall promulgate rules under section 16145 as necessary or appropriate to supplement the requirements for licensure under this part as a limited licensed counselor, including adopting updated standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs or a successor organization.Amended by 2019, Act 96,s 5, eff. 1/27/2020.Add. 1988, Act 421, Eff. 3/30/1989.