| (a) To apply for LPC Associate, the applicant must
submit:
(1) the Council's application form;
(2) all applicable fees;
(3) official examination results from the National
Board of Certified Counselors verifying a passing score on the National
Counselor Exam (NCE) or National Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Exam (NCMHCE);
(4) completion certificate for the Texas jurisprudence
exam dated no more than six months before the date the application
was received;
(5) an official graduate transcript(s);
(6) a practicum/graduate intern documentation form;
(7) a supervisory agreement form; and
(8) The holder of a current license in good standing
issued by another jurisdiction equivalent to the Texas LPC Associate
license must submit official verification of his or her license, including
official verification of any supervised experience recognized by the
issuing jurisdiction. If supervised experience cannot be verified
by the issuing jurisdiction, the Council may consider a supervised
experience documentation form with verification of the supervisor's
credentials.
(b) To apply for LPC as the holder of a current Texas
LPC Associate license, the applicant must submit:
(1) the Council's application form;
(2) all applicable fees;
(3) completion certificate for the jurisprudence exam
dated no more than six months before the date the application for
LPC was received;
(4) the Council's supervised experience documentation
form; and
(5) other information or forms as requested by the
Council.
(c) To apply for LPC as the holder of a current license
equivalent to a Texas LPC license issued by another jurisdiction,
the applicant's license must be in good standing and must submit:
(1) all of the items listed in subsection (a)(1)-(5)
of this section;
(2) official verification of the license, including
official verification of any supervised experience recognized by the
issuing jurisdiction; and
(3) other information or forms as requested by the
Council.
(d) To apply for supervisor status, an LPC must:
(1) have held the LPC license in good standing for
at least 60 months;
(2) submit an application and all applicable fees;
and
(3) submit a completion certificate for an acceptable
supervisor training. An acceptable supervisor training is:
(A) a doctoral level course in the supervision of professional
counseling or mental health services which was taken for credit at
an accredited school and documented on an official transcript; the
qualifying doctoral level course may have been completed no more than
five (5) years before the date the application for supervisor status
was received; or
(B) a 40-clock-hour supervision course as set forth
in §681.147 of this title (relating to 40-ClockHour Supervisor
Training Course); the qualifying 40-clock-hour supervision course
may have been completed no more than two (2) years before the date
the application for supervisor status was received.
(e) An applicant who holds a current LPC license in
good standing issued by another jurisdiction must be substantially
equivalent to Texas licensure requirements.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §681.72 adopted to be effective November 19, 2020, 45 TexReg 8143; amended to be effective November 21, 2021, 46 TexReg 7784; amended to be effective March 27, 2024, 49 TexReg 1934 |
