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Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - any person who offers professional counseling services for compensation to any person and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act Board - the state board of Behavioral Health Licensure Counseling - means the application of mental health and developmental principles in order to:

• facilitate human development & adjustment throughout the life span
• prevent, diagnose or treat mental, emotional or behavioral disorders or associated distress which interfere with mental health
• conduct assessments or diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and objectives, and
• plan, implement or evaluate treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions Counseling treatment interventions - the application of cognitive, effective, behavioral and systemic counseling strategies which include principles of development, wellness, and pathology that reflect a pluralistic society. Such interventions are specifically implemented in the context of a professional counseling relationship Consulting - interpreting or reporting scientific fact or theory in counseling to provide assistance in solving current or potential problems of individuals, groups or organizations Referral activities - evaluating of data to identify problems and to determine the advisability of referral to other specialists Research activities - reporting, designing, conducting or consulting on research in counseling Specialty - the designation of a subarea of counseling practice that is recognized by a national certification agency or by the Board Supervisor - a person who meets the requirements established by the Board and who is licensed pursuant to the Licensed Professional Counselors Act Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate - a person whose application for licensure has been accepted and who is under supervision for licensure as provided in Section 1906 of this title Executive Director - the Executive director of the state board of behavioral health licensure

The Licensed Professional Counselors Act shall not be construed to include the pursuits of the following professionals acting w/n the scope of their duties as such professionals, nor shall the title "Licensed Professional Counselor" or "LPC" be used by such professionals: - Physicians, psychologists, social workers, marital and family therapists and attorneys, rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluation specialists, psychiatric and mental health nurses, alcohol and drug counselors, school administrators, school teachers, and school counselors, who are all certified by their respective certifying authorities; persons in the employ of accredited institutions of higher education, or in the employ of accredited institutions of local, state, or federal government and members of the clergy The licensed professional counselors act shall not be construed to allow the practice of any of the profession specified in subsection A of this section by a licensed professional counselor unless: - said licensed professional counselor is also licensed or accredited by am appropriate agency, institution or board. The activities and services of a person in the employ of a private, nonprofit behavioral services provider contracting with the state to provide behavioral services with the state shall be exempt from licensure as a LPC if such activities and services - are a part of the official duties of such person with the private nonprofit agency any person who is unlicensed and is operating under these exemptions shall not use any of the following official titles or descriptions: - psychologist, psychology or psychological, licensed social worker, clinical social worker, certified rehabilitation specialist, licensed professional counselor, psychoanalyst or marital and family therapist Such exemption to the provisions of this section shall apply only while the unlicensed individual is operating under the auspices of a contract with the state and w/n the employ of the nonprofit agency contracting with the - state. such exemption will not be applicable to any other setting. State agencies contracting to provide behavioral health services will strive to ensure that the quality of care is not compromised by contracting with external providers and that the quality of service is at least equal to the service that would be delivered if that agency were able to provide the service directly. The persons exempt under the provisions of this section shall provide services that are consistent with their training experience. - Agencies will also ensure that the entity with which they are contracting has qualified professionals in its employ and that sufficient liability insurance is in place to allow for reasonable recourse by the public. The activities and services of a person in the employ of a private, for-profit behavioral services provider contracting with the state to provide behavioral services to youth and families in the care and custody of the office of juvenile affairs of the department of human services on March 14th, 1997 shall be exempt from licensure as a licensed professional counselor if such activities and services are a part of the official duties of such person with the private for-profit contracting agency. - Any person who is unlicensed and operating under these exemptions shall

not use any of the following official titles or descriptions: psychologist, psychology or psychological, licensed social worker, clinical social worker, certified rehabilitation specialist, licensed professional counselor, psychoanalyst or marital and family therapist Duties and responsibilities of the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure: - 1. Prescribe, adopt and promulgate rules to implement and enforce the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act, including the adoption of the State Department of Health rules by reference;

2. Adopt and establish rules of professional conduct; and 3. Set license and examination fees as required by the Licensed Professional Counselors Act. The Board shall have the authority to: - Seek injunctive relief; 2. Request the district attorney to bring an action to enforce the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act; 3. Receive fees and deposit said fees into the Licensed Professional Counselors Revolving Fund as required by the Licensed Professional Counselors Act; 4. Issue, renew, revoke, deny, suspend and place on probation licenses to practice professional counseling pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act; 5. Examine all qualified applicants for licenses to practice professional counseling; 6. Request assistance from the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision for the purposes of investigating complaints and possible violations of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act; 7. Accept grants and gifts from various foundations and institutions; and 8. Make such expenditures and employ such personnel as the Executive Director may deem necessary for the administration of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act. Applications for a license to practice as a licensed professional counselor shall be made to the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure in writing. Such applications shall be on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by - the fee required by the Licensed Professional Counselors Act, which shall be retained by the Board and not returned to the applicant. Each applicant for a license to practice as a licensed professional counselor shall: - 1. Be possessed of good moral character; 2. Pass an examination based on standards promulgated by the Board pursuant to the Licensed Professional Counselors Act; 3. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; 4. Not have engaged in, nor be engaged in, any practice or conduct which would be grounds for denying, revoking or suspending a license pursuant to this title; and 5. Otherwise comply with the rules promulgated by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act. In addition to the qualifications specified by the provisions of subsection B of this section, an applicant for a license to practice as a licensed professional counselor shall have: - 1. Successfully completed at least sixty (60) graduate semester hours (ninety (90) graduate quarter hours) of counseling-related course work. These sixty (60) hours shall include at least a master's degree in a counseling field. All courses and degrees shall be earned from a regionally accredited college or university. The Board shall define what course work qualifies as

"counseling-related" and what degrees/majors qualify as a "counseling field"; and 2. Three (3) years of supervised full-time experience in professional counseling subject to the supervision of a licensed professional counselor pursuant to conditions established by the Board. One (1) or two (2) years of experience may be gained at the rate of one (1) year for each thirty (30) graduate semester hours earned beyond the master's degree, provided that such hours are clearly related to the field of counseling and are acceptable to the Board. The applicant shall have no less than one (1) year of supervised full-time experience in counseling. Applicants with degrees from schools outside the United States may qualify with Board approval by providing the Board with an acceptable comprehensive evaluation of the degree performed by - a foreign credential evaluation service that is acceptable to the Board, and any other requirement the Board deems necessary. Examinations - Examinations shall be held at such times, at such place and in such manner as the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure directs. An examination shall be held at least annually. The Board shall determine the acceptable grade on examinations. The examination shall cover such technical, professional and practical subjects as relate to the practice of professional counseling. if an applicant fails to pass the examinations - the applicant may reapply The Board shall - preserve answers to any examination, and the applicant's performance on each section, as part of the records of the Board for a period of two (2) years following the date of the examination. An applicant who meets the requirements for licensure pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act, - has paid the required license fees and has otherwise complied with the provisions of the Licensed Professional Counselors Act shall be licensed by the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure. Act - Licensed Professional Counselors Act APA - Administrative Procedure Act Applicant - a person who has made a formal application with the Board Approved LCP Supervisor - an individual who meets the qualifications to become an approved supervisor and is approved by the Board Board - the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure Complainant - Any person who files a Request for Inquiry against a LPC, Candidate, or a person who delivers licensed professional counseling services without a license

Complainant Committee - one Board member who is a LPC, the Executive Director, the Assistant Attorney General and may include other appropriate indivduals as determined by the committee Dual relationship - A familial, social, financial, business, professional, close personal, sexual or other non-therapeutic relationship with a client, or engaging in any activity with another person that interferes or conflicts with the LPC's or LPC Candidate's professional obligation to a client Direct Client Contact Hours - performance of therapeutic or clinical functions that includes diagnosis, assessment & treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders based primarily on verbal communications & intervention with, and in the presence of, one or more clients Employee - - any officer of a corporation

• any individual who, under the usual common law rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship Face-to-face supervision - the Supervisor and the Candidate shall be in the physical presence of the other during individual or group supervision Forensic services - the application of knowledge, training and experience from the mental health field to the establishment of facts and/or the establishment of evidence in a court of law or ordered by a court of law Formal Complaint - a written statement of alleged violation(s) of the Act and/or Rules which is filed by the Assistant Attorney General. The Formal Complaint schedules an Individual Proceeding before the Board Full time - at least twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience per week Group supervision - means an assemblage of two (2) to six (6) Candidates. Home Study or Technology-Assisted Learning - the delivery of graduate coursework or continuing education through mailed correspondence or other distance learning technologies, which focuses on using synchronous or asynchronous instructional delivery methods. Home- study or technology-assisted distance learning is designed to deliver education to learners who are not in the direct physical presence of the educator Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - means a person holding a current license issued pursuant to the provision of the Professional Counselor Licensure Act. Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate - a person whose application for licensure has been accepted and who is under supervision for licensure

Licensure Committee - two LPC Board members, the Executive Director, and may include other appropriate individuals as determined by the Committee. OAC - Oklahoma Administrative Code On-site supervisor - means a person who may not be an approved LPC supervisor but is licensed by the state of Oklahoma as a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Behavioral Practitioner, Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Psychiatrist, or Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor employed by the agency employing the LPC Candidate whose assigned job duties include acting as the immediate supervisor to the LPC Candidate and who is available to the candidate at all times when counseling services are being rendered by the LPC Candidate. Request for Inquiry (RFI) - a written or oral statement of complaint from any person alleging possible violation(s) of the Act and/or Rules. Respondent - the person against whom an individual proceeding is initiated Staff - the personnel of the Board Technology-assisted supervision - refers to supervision that occurs through video teleconferencing, over secure internet connections, wherein a Supervisor and a Candidate are in separate physical locations. Responsibility - It shall be the responsibility of LPCs, in their commitment to the understanding of human behavior, to value objectivity and integrity, and in providing services , to strive to maintain the highest standards of their profession. LPCs shall accept responsibility for the consequences of their work and make every effort to ensure that their services are used appropriately. LPCs shall be alert to personal, social, organizational, financial, and political situations or pressures that might lead to the misuse of their influence. LPCs shall not participate in, condone, or be associated with dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. LPCs shall not exploit their relationships with clients for personal advantage, profit, satisfaction, or interest Competence Counseling - LPCs shall practice only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, state and national professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience. An LPC shall only practice in a new area when said LPC has received the necessary education, training and supervised experience, and shall take steps to ensure the competence of work provided and to protect others from possible harm. Competence Testing & Assessment - LPCs shall know the limits of their competence and shall therefore perform only those testing and assessment services for which they have received training and supervision in the administration, scoring and interpretation processes associated

with the provisions of such services. LPCs shall be responsible for receiving training on testing and assessment instruments that have been revised or updated. LPCs shall be familiar w/ related standardization, proper application, copyright restrictions and security demands of any testing or assessment technique utilized. LPCs shall ensure that any testing instrument selected is the most current edition available, has been properly evaluated for validity and reliability and is culturally appropriate for the clients with whom it is used. LPCs using computer-based test interpretations shall be trained in the construct being measured and the specific instrument being used prior to using this type of computer application. LPCs shall ensure the proper use of assessment techniques by persons under their supervision. diagnosis of mental disorders - LPCs shall provide the proper diagnosis of mental disorders in their clients Speciality - LPCs shall not represent themselves as specialists in any aspect of counseling, unless so designated by the Board Research - LPCs shall plan, design, conduct, and report research only in a manner as published in Section G Impairment - LPCs shall not offer or render professional services when such services may be impaired by a personal physical, mental or emotional condition(s). LPCs shall seek assistance for any such personal problem(s) with their mental, physical, or emotional condition, and , if necessary, limit, suspend, or terminate their professional activities. If an LPC possesses a bias, disposition, attitude, moral persuasion or other similar condition that limits his or her ability to recommend a course of treatment or decision-making that is indicated, and under such circumstances where all other treatment and decision options are contra-indicated, then in that event the LPC shall not undertake to provide counseling and will terminate the counseling relationship in accordance with these rules. Knowledge of impairment - if LPC becomes aware that a LPC or LPC candidate is violating an obligating described in OAC or other provisions of the act, LPC must w/n 30 days report the situation to the board in accordance w/ OAC

• Name of the LPC or LPC candidate making the report
• Name of the LPC or LPC candidate who is allegedly impaired;
• Any facts that can be revealed concerning the impairment
• the LPC shall maintain the confidentiality of the client pursuant to the Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless a signed release is received from the client Knowledge of any sexual conduct - If a LPC becomes aware that another LPC or LPC Candidate is engaging in sexual conduct that violates the Act or this Subchapter, the LPC must, within thirty (30) days, report any sexual conduct to the Board in accordance with OAC 86:10- 29 - 3. Forensic services - LPCs and LPC candidates may perform forensic services, which include, but are not limited to, assessments, interviews, consultations, custody evaluations, reports, expert

testimony, or other such activity that is undertaken or conducted by the candidate or licensee in contemplation that the results may, or are intended to be, later furnished to a trier to fact or another decision maker, only under the specific conditions. Discrimination - LPCs shall not, in the rendering of their professional services, participate in, condone, or promote discrimination based on age, culture, disability, ethnicity, race, religion/spirituality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status/partnership, language preference, socioeconomic status, or any basis proscribed by law. LPCs do not discriminate against clients, students, employees, supervisees, or research participants in a manner that has a negative impact on these persons. Requirement of records - LPCs shall maintain verifiable, accurate and truthful records necessary for rendering professional services to their clients for at least five (5) years beyond termination of services. LPCs employed at an institution or facility that has a published records retention policy that is equal to the retention required by this subsection will be deemed to be in compliance with this subsection. Confidentiality - LPCs shall maintain the confidentiality of any information received from any person or source about a client, unless authorized in writing by the client or otherwise authorized or required by law or court order Confidentiality of records - LPCs shall be responsible for complying with the applicable state and federal regulations in regard to the security, safety and confidentiality of any counseling record they create, maintain, transfer, or destroy whether the record is written, taped, computerized, or stored in any other medium. Client Access - LPCs shall provide the client with a copy of the client's record in accordance with state and federal laws. In situations involving multiple clients, access to records is limited to those parts of records that do not include confidential information related to another client. Dual Relationship - LPCs shall not knowingly enter into a dual relationship(s) and shall take any necessary precautions to prevent a dual relationship from occurring. When the LPC reasonably suspects that he or she has inadvertently entered into a dual relationship the LPC shall record that fact in the records of the affected client(s) and take reasonable steps to eliminate the source or agent creating or causing the dual relationship. ***If the dual relationship can not be prevented or eliminated and the LPC cannot readily refer the client to another counselor or other professional, the LPC shall complete one or more of the following measures as necessary to prevent the exploitation of the client and/or the impairment of the LPC's professional judgment If you cant avoid dual relationships: - 1.) Fully disclose the circumstances of the dual relationship to the client and secure the client's written consent to continue providing counseling;

2.)Consult wiht the other professionals to understand the potential impairment to the LPC's professional judgment and the risk of harm to the client of continuing the dual relationship Sexual conduct with current or former clients - is prohibited Providing counseling to persons of prior association - LPCs shall not undertake to provide counseling to any person with whom the LPC has had any prior sexual conduct, as defined by the board LPCs shall not undertake to provide counseling to any person with whom the LPC has had familial, any prior social, financial, business, professional, close personal, or other non- therapeutic relationship with a client, or engage in any activity with another person that interferes or conflicts with the LPCs professional obligation to a client within the previous five (5) years. Interaction with former clients - LPCs shall not knowingly enter into a close personal relationship, or engage in any business or financial dealings with a former client for five (5) years after the termination of the counseling relationship.LPCs shall not engage in any activity that is or may be sexual in nature, as defined by the Board, with a former client after the termination of the counseling relationship. Sexual conduct with former clients is prohibited. LPCs shall don't exploit or obtain an advantage over a former client by the use of information or trust gained during the counseling relationship Invasion of privacy - LPCs shall not make inquiry into persons or matters that are not reasonably calculated to assist or benefit the counseling process Private or Independent Practice - No person may engage in the private or independent pratice of professional counseling work or open a facility with the intent of providing private or independent counseling practice unless that person:

1. is licensed under the Act as a Licensed Professional Counselor
2. has met all requirements of OAC Section 86:10- 11 - 5 of the LPC regulations and all other requirements under the Act rules:
3. has continued to meet all continuing education requirements set forth in subchapter 17 of this ch Referral - (1. If LPCs determine that they are unable to be of professional assistance to a client, the LPC shall not enter a counseling relationship. LPCs shall refer clients to appropriate sources when indicated. If the client declines the suggested referral, the LPC shall terminate the relationship. (2. LPCs shall not abandon or neglect current clients in treatment without making reasonable arrangements for the continuation of such treatment. (3. When an LPC becomes cognizant of a disability or other condition that may impede, undermine or otherwise interfere with the LPC's duty of responsibility to the current client, including a suspension of the LPC's license or any other situation or condition described in

subchapter 3 of these rules, the LPC shall promptly notify the client in writing of the presence or existence of the disability or condition and take reasonable steps to timely terminate the therapeutic relationship Advance understanding (fees & bartering) - LPCs shall clearly explain to clients, prior to entering the counseling relationship, all financial arrangements related to professional services including the consequences for non-payment of fees. Bartering - LPCs may participate in bartering for tangible goods only if the relationship is not exploitive, if the client requests it, if a clear written contract is established and if such arrangements are an accepted practice among professionals in the community. Tangible goods - LPCs shall not barter for services rendered by the client. Only tangible goods, at fair market value, may be accepted by the counselor in lieu of money for counseling services. Violations of other laws - It shall be unprofessional conduct for an LPC to plead guilty to or no contest to or be convicted of a state or federal felony crime if the violation substantially relates to the practice of counseling and poses a reasonable threat to public safety. Drug & alcohol use - LPCs shall not render professional services while under the influence of alcohol or other mind or mood altering drugs. Sexual conduct Supervisees - LPCs shall not engage in sexual conduct with supervisees and shall not supervise persons with whom they have had a sexual relationship within the previous 5 yrs

• LPCs shall not engage in sexual contact with supervisees they have supervised within the previous 5 years Updating - professional standards - LPCs shall notify the Board of any change in their contact information, including but not limited to: mailing address, telephone number, place of employment, name and email address, within fourteen (14) days of the change. Candor to the Board - A LPC or applicant for LPC licensure, in connection with a license application or an investigation conducted by the Board or the Board's designee pursuant to OAC 86:10- 29 - 1 through 15, shall not: (1) knowingly make a false statement of material fact; (2) fail to disclose a fact necessary to correct a misapprehension known by the LPC, LPC candidate or applicant for licensure to have arisen in the application or the matter under investigation; or (3) fail to respond to a demand for information made by the Board or any designated representative thereof. Clinical responsibility to supervisees - (a) LPCs shall not exploit the trust and dependency of supervisees.

(b) LPCs are cognizant of their potentially influential position concerning supervisees, ad shall not exploit the trust and dependency of such persons. LPCs, therefore, shall avoid dual relationships that impair their professional judgment or increase the risk of exploitation. Examples of such dual relationships include, but are not limited to, provision of counseling to supervisees, and business or close personal relationships with supervisees. Sexual intimacy with current supervisees is prohibited. (c) LPCs shall not permit supervisees to perform or to hold themselves out as competent to perform professional services beyond their training, level of experience, and competence. (d) LPCs shall not disclose supervisee confidences to anyone, except : 1.) as mandated by law 2.) in case of clear and imminent danger to a person or persons; 3.) where the professional counselor is a defendant in a civil, criminal, or disciplinary action arising from the supervision (in which 4.) if there is a waiver previously obtained in writing, then such information may be revealed only by the terms of the waiver Relations w/ the public and other professions - Misrepresentation - LPCs shall not misrepresent nor allow the misrepresentation by others of the efficacy of the LPC's professional services. Relations w/ the public and other professions - credentials claimed - LPCs shall claim or imply only the professional credentials possessed and shall be responsible for correcting any known misrepresentations of their credentials by others. Professional credentials include graduate degrees in counseling or closely related mental health fields, accreditation of graduate programs, national voluntary certifications, government-issued certifications or licenses, or any other credential that might indicate to the public the LPCs additional knowledge or expertise in counseling. Relations w/ the public and other professions - the use of doctoral degrees and the title "doctor" - An LPC may use the doctoral degree and the title "Doctor" in advertising, practice and status as a counselor, if the doctoral degree is in counseling or a closely related mental health field, and if the degree was granted by a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education. (1) Non-counseling doctorates. A LPC who holds a doctoral degree in a non-counseling related field shall not use the doctoral degree or the term "Dr." in advertising, practice or status as a counselor. (2) Non-regionally accredited doctorates. A LPC who holds a doctoral degree from a college or university not regionally accredited and recognized by the United States Department of Education shall not use the doctoral degree or the title "doctor" in advertising, practice or status as a counselor, unless the following conditions are met: (A) the degree was conferred or matriculation was begun before May 5, 1995; and (B) the conferring institution was certified or accredited by the state wherein the institution is located. Relations w/ the public and other professions - Advertisement - When an LPC announces services or advertises, the LPC shall represent services to the public by identifying credentials in an accurate manner that is not false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent. A LPC may only

advertise the highest degree earned in counseling or a closely related field from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. All advertisements or announcements of counseling services including telephone directory listings by an LPC shall clearly state the counselor's licensure status by the use of a title such as "LPC", or "Licensed Professional Counselor" or a statement such as "licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure." Relations w/ the public and other professions - License - Each LPC shall display the original, current license in a prominent place in the primary location of practice. Relations w/ the public and other professions - Public Statements - When a LPC provides advice or comment by means of public lectures, demonstrations, radio or television programs, prerecorded tapes, printed articles, mailed material, or other media, they shall take reasonable precautions to ensure that: 11 (1) The statements are based on appropriate professional literature and practice; (2) The statements are otherwise consistent with the LPC Rules of Professional Conduct; and (3) There is no implication that a professional counseling relationship has been established. Relations w/ the public and other professions - Rebates - A LPC shall not give or accept a commission, rebate, or other form of remuneration for referral of clients for professional services. Relations w/ the public and other professions - Accepting fees from agency clients - A LPC shall refuse a fee or other remuneration for rendering services to persons who are entitled to such services through the employer of the LPC. Relations w/ the public and other professions - Candidates - Candidates shall not refer to themselves as a Licensed Professional Counselor or LPC. Relations w/ the public and other professions - Failure to comply - A LPC who does not comply with Subchapter 3 - Rules of Professional Conduct - shall be subject to disciplinary action under Subchapter 29. Fitness of applicants - Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the fitness of an applicant as one of the criterion for licensure as an LPC and to set forth the criteria by which the Board shall determine the fitness of applicants. Fitness of applicants - Fitness for licensure - The substantiation of any of the following items related to the applicant may be, as the Board determines, the basis for the denial of or delay of licensure of the applicant. (1) Lack of necessary skills and abilities to provide adequate services. (2) Misrepresentation on the application or other materials submitted to the Board. (3) A violation of the LPC Rules of Professional Conduct.

Fitness of applicants - Materials considered to determine fitness - (a) Materials considered to determine fitness of skills and abilities include: (1) Evaluations from supervisors or instructors; (2) Statements from persons submitting references for the applicant; (3) Evaluations from employers and/or professional associations; and (4) A field examination submitted through questionnaires answered by persons competent to evaluate an applicant's professional competence which may include the submission of written case studies and taped interviews with an applicant's instructors, supervisors and others or submission of such documentary evidence relating to an applicant's experience and competence as required by the Board and (b) Materials considered to determine fitness of professional conduct include: (1) Allegations of clients; (2) Transcripts or other findings from official court, hearing or investigative proceedings; and (3) Any other information which the Board considers pertinent to determining the fitness of applicants. General - Application Procedures - (a) The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure that all applicants meet those requirements specified in the Act. (b) Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant shall submit all required information and documentation of credentials on official Board forms. (c) The Board will not consider an application as officially submitted until receipt of the Application Form, application fee, official transcript(s), Internship/Practicum Documentation Form, and completed criminal background check. The application fee must accompany the Application Form. Application Procedures - Application materials and forms - (a) Each application shall include the following documents: (1) Application form, (2) Official transcript(s), (3) Internship/Practicum Documentation Form, (4) Completed criminal background check, and (5) Fees. (b) The Application Form requires the following: (1) Identifying information; (2) Possession of other credentials; (3) Previous misconduct; (4) Education; and (5) Proposed professional practice. (c) The Internship/Practicum Documentation form requires the following: (1) Identifying information; and (2) Time, place, location of practicum. (d) The Supervision Agreement requires identifying information of supervisee and supervisor as follows.: (1) Name of candidate; (2) Name of candidate's place of employment; (3) Location supervised experience hours are being accrued; (4) Candidate's contact information;5) Signature of Candidate; (6) Name of Approved LPC Supervisor; (7) Name of Approved LPC Supervisor's place of employment; (8) LPC Approved Supervisor's contact information; (9) Signature of LPC Approved Supervisor; (10) Name of On- Site Supervisor; (11) On-Site Supervisor's licensure information; (12) Name of On-Site Supervisor's place of employment; (13) On-Site Supervisor's contact information; (14) Signature of On-Site Supervisor. (e) The Licensure Verification Request Form requires the following information: (1) Name of licensee; (2) Licensee license number; and (3) Licensee license type. (f) The Out-of-State Licensure Verification Form requires the following information: (1) Identifying information; (2) Type of credential held in other state; (3) License number; (4) Issue and expiration date of license; (5) Current standing of license; (6) Past complaints or sanctions; (7) Exam information; (8) Supervision information; (9) Graduate education; (10) Internship documentation; and (11) Signature and identifying information of person verifying from out-of- state. (g) The Mailing Addresses Request/Order Form requires the following information: (1) Type of licensure list requested; (2) Format requested; and (3) Identifying information of person

making request. (h) The Licensure Reactivation Request Form requires the following information: (1) Licensure type; (2) Identifying information; (3) Employment information; (4) Graduate education; (5) License type and number; and (6) Dates of inactivation and reactivation of license. (i) The LPC Continuing Education Approval Application Form requires the following information: (1) name of workshop; (2) program context; (3) program knowledge area; (4) name of presenter; (5) presenter qualifications;(6) date of presentation; (7) number of hours requested; (8) sponsoring agency; (9) name of contact; (10) phone number of contact; (11) signature and signature date of contact; (12) program content in relation to counseling ethics; (13) program content in relation to counseling supervision; (14) number of hours requested for counseling ethics; and (15) number of hour requested for counseling supervision. The (j) The Continuing Education Rosters for LPC Approved Supervisors requires the following information: (1) name of licensee; (2) signature and signature date of licensee; (3) total clock hours of workshop(s); (4) name of counseling supervision workshop; (5) sponsoring agency of workshop(s); and (6) date of workshop(s), and number of hours of each workshop. (k) The Termination of Supervision Agreement requires the following information: (1) name of candidate; (2) current place of employment of candidate; (3) address of current place of employment of candidate; (4) phone number of candidate; (5) email address of candidate; (6) signature and signature date of candidate, (if available); (7) name of supervisor; (8) license number of supervisor; (9) current place of employment of supervisor; (10) phone number of supervisor; (11) email address of supervisor; (12) signature and signature date of supervisor, (if available); and (13) effective date of termination of supervision agreement. Application Procedures - Inactive application - Applications with 24 months of inactivity shall be voided. Application Procedures - Application for permanently expired license - (a) Application after license expires for non-renewal shall include the following documents: (1) Application form, (2) Official transcript(s), (3) Supervision Agreement, (4) Application Fee, and (5) Completed criminal background check. (b) Applicant shall provide a passing score on: 15 (1) The National Counselor Examination or another equivalent examination as determined by the Board; and (2) The Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination. (c)Exam results accrued prior to date of this application shall not be considered. (d) The Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over. (e) All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall carry over. Application Procedures - Application for revoked license - (a) No Application for a revoked license will be considered for a period of 5 years following the revocation. Application after license is revoked for administrative action shall include the following documents: (1) Application form, (2) Official transcript(s), (3) Application Fee, and (4) Completed criminal background check. (b) Applicant shall provide a passing score on: (1) The National Counselor Examination or another equivalent examination as determined by the Board; and (2) The Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination. (c)Exam results accrued prior to date of this application shall not be considered. (d) The Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application. (e) All previously submitted and approved

Supervised Experience shall not carry over to a new application. (f) Application materials shall be reviewed by the Board. (g) At the time of application, applicant must provide additional documentation to demonstrate rehabilitation relating to the cause of the revocation of licensure. (h) The Board may impose reasonable practice limitations that are in addition to the requirements for completion of approved supervised experience. Application Procedures - Application for voided application for failure to provide a passing score on examinations - (a) Application after application is voided for failure to provide a passing score on examinations shall include the following documents: (1) Application form, (2) Official transcript(s), (3) Application Fee, and (4) Completed criminal background check. (b) Applicant shall take and pass two examinations: 16 (1) The National Counselor Examination or another equivalent examination as determined by the Board; and (2) The Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination. (c) The Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application. (d) All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall carry over to a new application. Application Procedures - Application for voided application for failure to complete supervised experience - (a) Application after application is voided for failure to complete the supervised experience requirement within sixty (60) months as described in OAC Rule 86:10- 11 - 5(i) shall include the following documents: (1) Application form, (2) Official transcripts, (3) Application Fee, and (4) Completed criminal background check. (b) Applicant shall provide a passing score on: (1) The National Counselor Examination or another equivalent examination as determined by the Board; and (2) The Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination. (c)Exam results accrued prior to date of this application shall not be considered. (d) The Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application. (e) All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall be voided with prior application and shall not carry over to a new application. Application Procedures - Application procedures for voided application for inactivity - (a) Application after application is voided for remaining inactive for 24 months, in accordance with 86:10- 7 - 2.2, shall include the following documents: (1) Application form, (2) Official transcript(s), (3) Supervision Agreement, (4) Application Fee, and (5) Completed criminal background check. (b) Applicant shall take and pass two examinations: (1) The National Counselor Examination or another equivalent examination as determined by the Board; and (2) The Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination. (c) The Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application. (d) All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall be voided with prior application and shall not carry over to a new application. Application Procedures - Application for denied application - (a) Application after application has been denied, as prescribed in Section 1912 of the LPC Act, shall include the following documents: (1) Application form, (2) Official transcripts, (3) Application Fee, and (4) Completed criminal background check. (b) Application materials shall be reviewed by the Board. (c) Applicant shall provide a passing score on: (1) The National Counselor Examination or another

equivalent examination as determined by the Board; and (2) The Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination. (d) Exam results accrued prior to date of this application shall not be considered. (e) Applicant shall be required to accrue an additional 500 hours of supervised experience. (f) Internship/Practicum Documentation Form on file shall carry over to a new application. (g) All previously submitted and approved Supervised Experience shall carry over to a new application. Application Procedures - Application for revoked approved supervisor status - No Application for a revoked approved supervisor status, as a result of administrative action, shall be considered for a period of five (5) years following the revocation and said application shall meet the requirements described in subsection 86:10- 11 - 4 of this Chapter. Application Procedures - Denial of licensure application - Following the denial of a licensure application by the Board to an applicant who has a felony conviction, as prescribed in Section 1912 (B) of the Act, the applicant may request an administrative hearing to contest the denial of his/her application within 15 days of receiving notification from the Board. If a hearing is not requested within 15 days, the denial will be final. Academic Requirements - Graduate hours and degrees required - Each applicant shall possess at least a master's degree in counseling, or a mental health related graduate degree deemed substantially content-equivalent. All graduate course work applied toward licensure shall be from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education. 18 At least sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit hours of graduate counseling-related course work, including internship, shall be earned. In order to be considered acceptable, the graduate degree(s) shall: (1) follow a planned, sequenced mental health program of study which is reflected in the university catalog and approved by the governing authority of the college or university.; (2) include a program whose primary focus is clearly to prepare the applicant for a career in counseling.; and (3) be listed in the college or university catalog.; or (4) be accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Education Programs (CACREP). Academic requirements - knowledge area required - (a) Each applicant shall possess as a part of the required sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit hours of graduate curriculum, one (1) or more courses of at least three (3) semester credit hours or four (4) quarter credit hours per course in each of the following core counseling areas: (1) Human growth and development - at least one (1) course which deals with the process stages of human intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of any of the stages of life from prenatal through old age. (2) Abnormal human behavior - at least one (1) course which offers a study of the principles of understanding dysfunction in human behavior or social disorganization. (3) Appraisal/assessment techniques - at least two (2) courses which deal with the principles, concepts and procedures of systematic appraisal, assessment, or interpretation of client needs, abilities, and characteristics, which may include the use of both testing and non-testing approaches. (4) Counseling theories/methods - at least two (2) courses which survey the major theories and/or techniques of counseling. (5) Professional orientation/ethics -

at least one (1) course which deals primarily with the objectives of professional counseling organizations, codes of ethics, legal aspects of practice, standards of preparation and the role of persons providing direct counseling services. (6) Research - at least one (1) course in the methods of social science or mental health research which includes the study of statistics or a thesis project in an area relevant to the practice of counseling. (7) Practicum/internship - at least one (1) course of an organized practicum with at least three hundred (300) clock hours in counseling with planned experiences providing classroom and field experience with clients under the supervision of college or university approved counseling professionals. (8) Knowledge areas - at least five (5) courses of at least three (3) semester credit hours or four (4) quarter credit hours each from the knowledge areas listed below. (A) Group counseling - course that provides both theoretical and experiential understandings of group purpose, development, dynamics, theories, methods, skills, and other group approaches in a culturally diverse society, including issues of group counseling leadership, stages, skills, methods, and ethics issues. (B) Life style and career development - course that provides an understanding of career development and related life factors, as well as an overview of career development theories, program planning, educational planning, assessment techniques, and applied career counseling processes, including those applicable to specific populations in a global economy. (C) Social and cultural foundations - course that provides an understanding of the cultural context of relationships, issues, and trends in a culturally diverse society, including an overview of social and cultural theories, strategies, and roles to be applied by the pluralistic counselor to establish an environment for optimal client wellness and successful counseling outcomes. (D) Personality theories - course that examines contemporary and alternative personality theories that provide the student with models to conceptualize client presentation and that help the student select appropriate counseling interventions, including an examination of models of counseling that are consistent with current professional research and practice in the field of counseling. (E) Crisis intervention - course that provides an overview of crisis and disaster intervention strategies for the professional counselor that addresses areas including, but not limited to, crises of suicide, homicide, disability due to a mental illness, domestic violence, school violence, post-traumatic stress disorder, and vicarious trauma. (F) Marriage/family counseling - course that provides an overview of the knowledge, skills, and practices necessary to address a wide variety of issues in the context of relationships and families, including historical, theoretical, and developmental issues in systems counseling, in addition to examining the basic skills of marriage, couple, and family counseling. (G) Addictions counseling - course that provides an overview of assessment and treatment methods available for clients and their family members struggling with substance-related disorders or behavioral/process addiction issues. (H) Rehabilitation counseling - course that provides an overview of the history, philosophy, and legal basis of rehabilitation programs, the roles of the rehabilitation counselor, and the process of rehabilitation, including the organizational structure of public and private rehabilitation systems, societal trends in rehabilitation, and professional issues related to the role of the rehabilitation counselor. (I) Gerontology - course that provides a conceptual system for understanding the phenomenon of aging and the counselor's role in working with an aging client population, including practical counseling skills necessary for meeting the demands of coping with aging in a culturally diverse society. (J) Human sexuality - course that focuses on sexual development and educational issues as applied to the field of professional counseling

with emphases placed upon becoming comfortable with one's own sexuality, assisting parents with providing sexual education to their children, providing education with regard to sexual matters, and diagnosing and treating sexual dysfunction. (K) Counseling with children/adolescents - course that provides instruction in the theories and techniques used in counseling children and adolescents, including instruction on the conceptualization of childhood and adolescent problems with an emphasis on age- and developmentally- appropriate interventions. (L) Clinical supervision - course that serves as a didactic and experiential learning experience for counselors who wish to assume the role of clinical supervisor, including the assimilation and application of major theoretical/conceptual models and approaches to clinical supervision in a variety of settings. (M) Psychopharmacology - course that provides an overview of commonly prescribed psychotropic medications for psychiatric disorders to assist the counselor in understanding his or her role in working with medical professionals in the concurrent treatment of mental health issues using an interdisciplinary approach. (N) Consultation - course that provides the knowledge and skills necessary for the delivery of counselor consultation, including basic models of consultation, the content and procedural process for implementing consultation, and characteristics of an effective consultant-consultee relationship. (O) Physical and Emotional Health - course that deals with the overlap of physiological and psychological 21 health models, examining the neural and hormonal bases of learning, memory, motivation, emotions, mental disorders, and other behaviors. (P) Grief counseling - course that addresses the mental health, social, and cultural manifestations of grief counseling, including, interventions and the coverage of characteristics of grief throughout the life cycle. (Q) Specialty areas when established. Remaining courses - The remaining courses needed to meet the sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter graduate-hour requirement shall be in any of the knowledge areas listed in 86:10- 9 - 2(a) and may be in increments of one (1), two (2) or three (3) graduate semester hour courses or one (1), two (2), three (3) or four (4) graduate quarter hour courses. Supervised experience requirements - Documents required prior to accrual of supervision hours

• The following documents must be received and approved by the Board before the accrual of supervised experience can begin: (1) Application materials; (2) Official verification of passing results on (A) National Counselor Exam (NCE); (B) Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination; and (3) Supervision agreement. Supervised experience requirement - Responsibility of supervisors and supervisees - (a) The supervisor and supervisee shall be jointly responsible for the following: (1) Ensuring the requirements under this subchapter are fulfilled. A failure to comply may result in the loss of supervision hours, denial of licensure, initiation of formal complaint procedures, and/or loss of approved supervisor status. (2) Ensuring the client's right to confidentiality is protected and the rules of the supervisor and supervisee's employers are adhered to during the course of supervision. (b) The supervisor shall maintain supervision records for each supervisee for at least five (5) years beyond the termination or completion of the supervised experience. (c) When supervision is terminated by either the supervisor or the supervisee, a Termination of Supervision Agreement Form must be submitted to the Board within three (3) business days of

the termination. (d) The supervisee is responsible for negotiating a new supervision contract with a board approved supervisor and following all requirements set forth in Subchapter 11, section 86:10- 11 - 7. Supervised experience requirement - Acceptability of supervised experience - (a) Supervised experience is acceptable when it consists of the performance of counseling activities as described in Section 1902, of the Act under supervision as described below. (1) Supervision shall focus on the raw data from a supervisee's continuing clinical practice, which may be available to the supervisor through a combination of direct observation, co-therapy, written clinical notes, and audio and video recordings. (2) Supervision is a process clearly distinguishable from personal psychotherapy, and is contracted in order to serve professional/vocational goals. (3) Individual supervision consists of face-to-face contact with one supervisor and one supervisee. (4) Group supervision may be conducted with two (2) to six (6) supervisees and a supervisor. (5) Technology-assisted supervision must be approved by the Board prior to the accrual of hours. Factors to be considered by the Board include: distance between approved supervisor and candidate; financial hardship on approved supervisor or candidate; physical hardship on approved supervisor or candidate; specialty credentials; and other pertinent factors. (b) Supervised experience begins after all applicable academic requirements, as stated in LPC Regulations, Subchapter 9, have been completed. (c) An LPC Candidate may accrue supervised experience hours in academic, governmental or private-not- for-profit and private forprofit settings. (d) Supervised experienced hours shall be accrued in a private forprofit or not-for-profit counseling practice setting, only if: (1) The LPC Candidate is an employee, as defined by 86:10- 1 - 2, of the same facility as a person licensed in the state of Oklahoma as a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, a Licensed Behavioral Practitioner, a Psychologist, a Psychiatrist, a Clinical Social Worker, or a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, whose assigned job duties include being immediately available to the LPC Candidate for supervision at any time the LPC Candidate is engaging in the practice of counseling or counseling-related services. (2) The LPC Candidate is receiving supervision for licensure from an approved LPC supervisor who is not required to work at the same location as the LPC Candidate. Supervised experience requirement - Supervisor qualifications - (a)Supervisor qualifications include: (1) A Licensed Professional Counselor who has practiced in positions relevant to those the LPC proposes to supervise for two (2) years beyond the date of issue of the Oklahoma license. (2) As of January 1, 2000: (A) an LPC who has successfully completed a graduate course in counselor supervision of at least forty-five (45) contact hours or equivalent course of study acceptable to the Board. This equivalent course of study shall consist of workshops in counseling supervision in combination with directed study of counseling supervision literature. Fifteen (15) of the forty-five (45) contact hours shall be in a class or workshop format which includes four (4) supervisors-in-training; the other thirty (30) contact hours shall be reserved for directed study, and (B) an LPC who has passed the Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination. (3) An agreement to be "on call" to the supervisee on a twenty-four (24) hour basis and to arrange for an alternate supervisor if not available. (4) After receipt of the LPC supervision agreement, LPC supervisor may be approved by the Board. (5) Approved LPC

Supervisors are required to complete a minimum of three (3) clock hours of continuing education in counseling supervision each renewal period. (6) Approved Supervisor designation will not be renewed until the continuing education requirement is met for each missed renewal period. (7) If continuing education requirement is not met within five (5) years of expiration, approved supervisor status will be permanently expired and the LPC must re-apply and meet all requirements in this Subchapter, including the re-taking of 86:10- 11 - 4(2)(A) or (B) to become an approved supervisor. (8) An active approved supervisor may request inactive status by submitting a request in writing to the Board. An inactive approved supervisor shall not provide any activities described in Subchapter 11 of this Chapter. (9) An inactive approved supervisor may reactivate by submitting the required counseling supervision continuing education due by the end of the current renewal period. (10) An active approved supervisor status may be retired by informing the Board in writing. A retired approved supervisor status shall not be reinstated but does not prevent a person from applying for approved supervisor status at a future date. (11) No re-application for a revoked approved supervisor status, as a result of administrative proceeding, shall be considered for a period of five (5) years following the revocation. (b) Effective October 1, 2015, a supervisor may not supervise more than a total of twelve (12) candidates for licensure at a time. A supervisor who wants to supervise more than twelve (12) candidates must petition the Board for approval for each person above the maximum number. The petitions will be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the circumstances of the request. Supervised experience requirement - Duration of supervision - (a) Three (3) years or three- thousand (3000) clock hours of full time, on-the-job experience, which is supervised by an approved LPC supervisor, shall be completed. (b) For each one-thousand (1000) clock hours of full time, on-thejob experience, three hundred fifty (350) hours shall be direct client contact hours. (c) "Full time" means at least twenty (20) hours per week. (d) Weekly, face-to-face supervision shall be accrued under an LPC at the ratio of forty-five (45) minutes of supervision for every twenty (20) hours of on-the-job experience. (e) "Group supervision" means an assemblage of counseling supervisees consisting of from two (2) to six (6) members and no more than one-half (½) of the required supervision hours may be received in group supervision. Technology-assisted supervision shall not account for more than 56.25 hours of the total requirement. Technology-assisted supervision shall not account for more than 56.25 hours of the total requirement. (f) One (1) or two (2) years of supervised experience may be gained at the rate of one (1) year for each thirty (30) graduate semester credit hours or forty-five (45) graduate quarter credit hours in counseling-related course work beyond the master's degree. (Minimal educational requirements are a master's degree [at least forty-five (45) hours] or doctorate with the first forty-five (45) hours meeting the minimal educational requirements. As of January 1, 2000, minimal educational requirements are a master's degree [at least sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit hours] or a doctorate with the first sixty (60) semester credit hours or ninety (90) quarter credit hours meeting the minimal educational requirements.) (g) Regardless of the number of hours earned beyond the master's degree, the LPC supervisee shall receive at least one (1) year or one-thousand (1000) clock hours of supervision in the ratio described in subchapter 11, section 86:10- 11 - 5(b-d). (h) If an applicant completes the supervised experience requirement before passing the licensure examination,

the applicant shall continue to practice under LPC supervision as described in this subchapter, unless exempted by the Act, until licensed. Failure to do so constitutes a violation of the Act and may be subject to prosecution under the District Attorney and sanction by the Board. (i) Applicants shall complete supervised experience requirements within sixty (60) months of the date of the approval of the first supervision agreement or the application shall be voided. Fees established - The Board shall establish fees to provide for the administration of the LPC Act. Application fee - One hundred forty-five dollars ($145.00) shall be submitted with the application form. License examination fee - One hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be submitted when the applicant registers for the examination. Initial license fee - Ninety dollars ($90.00) shall be submitted upon notification by the Board. This fee validates the license for a two (2) year period. Annual renewal fee - Eighty dollars ($80.00) shall be submitted upon notification by the Board on or before June 30 and validates the license for twelve (12) months. Specialty application fee - One hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be submitted with the specialty application. Specialty designation fee - Fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be submitted upon notification by the Board. Specialty designation renewal fee - Twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be submitted on or before June 30 and validates the license for twelve (12) months. Late renewal fee - $25 Replacement fee - Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be submitted for the issuance of a license to replace a license which has been lost, damaged, or is in need of revision. Inactive license fee - Twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Payment of this fee renders the license inactive and suspends all rights and privileges granted by the license until the license is reactivated. Reactivation fee - A pro-rated fee in accordance with LPC regulation 86:10- 21 - 3.1 shall be submitted at the time of reactivation. Method of payment - Payment of fees shall be by personal check, cashier's check, money order or cash. Payment of fees may be made by credit card or other electronic means, if acceptable

by the Board. Any check returned to the Board for non-payment will result in suspension of license Licensure examinations - Eligibility - An LPC applicant may be eligible to sit for the licensing examination following the submission of: (1) Application fee and form; (2) Practicum/Internship Documentation Form; (3) Official transcript(s) showing completion of all academic requirements listed in subchapter 9, section 86:10- 9 - 2; and (4) Completed criminal background check. Licensure examinations - Examinations required - Each applicant shall take two examinations: 27 (1) The National Counselor Examination for Certification and Licensure or another equivalent examination as determined by the Board; and (2) The Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination. Licensure examination - application - (a) The Board shall mail notification of eligibility to sit for examinations to the last known address of applicant. (b) Upon receiving test eligibility letter from the Board, applicant shall submit examination registration materials and fees to the Board's designee. (c) An applicant's eligibility to sit for the Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination shall be valid once the application has been Board approved. (d) An applicant's eligibility to sit for the National Counselor Examination for Certification may be valid for two years, at which time if they have not successfully passed the exam, their licensure application shall be voided and the applicant shall be mailed notification at last known address. (e) An applicant who fails the NCE exam, may schedule additional examinations, within the two- year eligibility period, with the submission of subsequent exam registration materials and fees. The subsequent exam can be scheduled no sooner than 90 days after the prior exam. Licensure Examination - Grading - (a) Licensure examinations shall be graded by the Board or its designated representatives. (b) The passing score on the National Counselor Examination shall be that score accepted as passing by the National Board for Certified Counselors. (c) The passing score on the Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Examination shall be that score accepted as passing by the Board. Licensure examination - failure to apply - The application of a person who fails to apply for, sit for, and successfully pass the National Counselor Examination, within the two-year eligibility period, after the applicant has been mailed notification at last known address in writing of his/her eligibility for examination, shall be voided and the applicant shall be mailed notification at last known address. Continuing education requirements - Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the continuing education requirements necessary for license renewal. Continuing education requirements - Number of hours required - (a) Licensees shall complete and furnish documentation to the Board of twenty (20) clock hours of continuing education per year. One (1) graduate academic semester credit hour is equal to fifteen (15) clock hours. One

(1) graduate academic quarter credit hour is equal to ten (10) clock hours. Current LPC License Committee members shall receive clock hours of acceptable continuing education for attendance and participation in Board or Committee meetings. (b) A minimum of three (3) clock hours of continuing education hours must be in counseling ethics from programs pre-approved by the Board or its designee. Continuing education in counseling ethics is acceptable as meeting the pre-approval requirements by the Board when the continuing education program: (1) Addresses ethics issues, as the sole focus and specifically pertains to the practice of counseling, as defined in Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1902(6), counseling treatment interventions, consulting, referral activities, or research activities as defined in Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1902. (2) Addresses regulations as promulgated in Subchapter 3 of this Chapter. (3) Meets all requirements of sections 2-5 of OAC 86:10- 17 - 3. (4) As of the July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 renewal period, the three clock hours of counseling ethics continuing education must be accrued in a face-to-face setting. (5) Current LPC Board members shall receive clock hours of acceptable continuing education for attendance and participation in Board or Committee meetings. (c) Approved LPC Supervisors must complete a minimum of three (3) clock hours of continuing education in counseling supervision from programs pre- approved by the Board of its designee. Continuing education in Counseling Supervision is acceptable as meeting the pre-approval requirements by the Board when the continuing education program: (1) Addresses issues specifically related to the practice of clinical supervision, as the sole focus, pursuant to regulations promulgated in Subchapter 11 of this Chapter. (2) Contains content in one or more of the following knowledge areas: (A) Ethical and legal considerations in the practicce of clinical supervision; (B) Theoretical models of clinical supervision; 29 (C) Clinical supervision intervention methods and modalities; (D) Research in clinical supervision; and (3) Meets all requirements of sections 2-5 of OAC 86:10- 17 - 3 of this Chapter. (4) As of the July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 renewal period, the three clock hours of counseling supervision continuing education must be accrued in a face-to-face setting. Acceptable continuing education - Continuing education (C.E.) is acceptable to the Board when it: (1) Approximates the content of any of the academic areas listed under OAC 86:10- 9 - 2 of this chapter and; (2) Is presented by a person who: (A) is licensed or certified by counseling related professions; (B) is a licensed or certified member of a non-counseling field, i.e. medicine, law if the content of the presentation is counselor related and falls within the presenter's area of training; or (C) has experience teaching, at the graduate level, in a regionally accredited college or university from any of the knowledge areas listed in OAC 86:10- 9 - 2; or (D) the person is presenting or has presented at a national mental health conference provided by the American Counseling Association (ACA), or any of its divisions, American Psychological Association (APA), Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), National Association for Social Workers (NASW), the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), or other nationally recognized professional organization in the mental health field; or (E) is presenting in a program sponsored or provided by a state or federal government agency with responsibility for mental health and substance abuse services; and (3) Takes place in the context of: (A) a college course, in-service training, institute, seminar, workshop, conference or a Board pre-approved home-study or technology-assisted distance learning course; (B) takes place in the context of a national mental health conference provided by the American Counseling Association (ACA), or any of its

divisions, American Psychological Association (APA), American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), National Association for Social Workers (NASW), the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), or other nationally recognized professional organization in the mental health field; or. (C) a program approved or offered by a state or federal government agency with responsibility for mental health and substance abuse services; or (D) Current LPC Board members shall receive clock hours of acceptable continuing education for attendance and participation in Board or Committee meetings. (4) Is accrued during the twelve (12) months preceding the renewal deadline or, in the case of the first licensing period, twenty-four (24) months preceding. Continuing education accrual from teaching - Continuing education may also be accrued when the LPC teaches in programs such as institutes, seminars, workshops, and conferences, when the content conforms to 86:10- 17 - 3(1) of this subchapter, provided that such teaching is not required as part of the LPC`s regular employment. Two (2) hours of continuing education are credited for each hour taught. No more than ten (10) hours of continuing education may be accrued per year through teaching activities. Credit will be given only for the first presentation. Continuing education accrual from home-study or technology-assisted distance learning courses - Continuing education may be accrued when the LPC completes homestudy or technology-assisted distance learning programs that are approved by the Board. No more than ten (10) hours of continuing education may be accrued per renewal period through home-study or technology-assisted distance learning courses. Presenter or program author must meet all requirements of OAC 86:10- 17 - 3 of this Chapter. Home-study or technology-assisted distance learning is designed to deliver education to learners who are not in the direct physical presence of the educator. Documentation of attendance - LPCs shall retain verification of attendance documents for all continuing education hours claimed for a period of two (2) years. Acceptable continuing education verification of attendance documents include: (1) An official continuing education validation form furnished by the presenter, or, (2) A letter on the sponsoring presenter's letterhead giving the name of the program, location, dates, subjects taught, total number of hours attended, participant's name and presenter's name and credentials, or, (3) An official graduate transcript showing course or audit credit, or,(4) A letter for teaching activities on the sponsor's letterhead giving the name of the program, location, dates, subject taught, and total number of hours taught. Submission of continuing education roster - LPCs shall submit a Continuing Education Roster (not individual verification of attendance documents) on an official Board form with the license renewal fee. Rosters may be obtained from the Board. The Continuing Education Roster shall include the name of the licensee, signature and signature date of the licensee, total clock hours of workshop(s), name of workshop(s), sponsoring agency of workshop(s), date of workshop(s), and the number of hours of each workshop. Only continuing education accrued in the preceding license renewal period shall be acceptable

Audit of continuing education submissions - In May of each year, the Board shall randomly select from two (2) to twenty-five (25) percent of the number of LPCs on active status the previous year for an audit of their claimed continuing education credits. These selected LPCs shall provide the Board with verification of all credits claimed on their Continuing Education Roster on or before the renewal deadline. The Board may, at its discretion, audit and require verification of any credits claimed which it may consider questionable or fraudulent. Penalty for failure to submit continuing education - Failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements by the renewal date renders the license in suspension. All rights granted by the license are null and void until the requirement is fulfilled and a late renewal fee is paid. The LPC has twelve (12) months from the date of suspension to fulfill the requirements for reinstatement. If not reinstated, the license shall expire. Submission of fraudulent continuing education - The submission of fraudulent continuing education hours will be reviewed by the License Committee for referral for disciplinary action by the Board and may result in sanction by the Board. Responsibility - The licensee shall be responsible for providing or arranging for sponsors to provide the information necessary for the Board to make a determination of the suitability of the program for continuing education requirements. Failure to complete CE - A person whose license is not renewed due to failure to complete continuing education requirements shall follow subchapter 23 of this chapter known as "License and Specialty Late Renewal and Expiration." Issuance of license - The Board shall issue a license certificate which contains the licensee's name, license number, specialty designation, if any, highest accredited counseling-related academic degree and date of issuance Issuance of license - Notification - After having fulfilled all requirements for licensure the Board shall mail notification to the licensee, at last known address, of qualification for licensure; and when the license fee is received and the Board approves the candidate for licensure, the license will be mailed to the licensee. Issuance of license - Replacement - The Board shall replace a license that is lost, damaged, or is in need of revision upon written request and payment of the license replacement fee. Requests must include the LPCs original license or be accompanied by the damaged license, if available. License and specialty renewal responsibility - Each LPC is responsible for renewing the license and specialty designation before the expiration date. License and specialty renewal initial licensing period - The renewal date of the original license shall be two (2) years from the last day of the month in which the license was originally issued.