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| Public Act 096-1139 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Professional Counselor and Clinical | ||||
Professional Counselor
Licensing Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 45 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 107/45)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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Sec. 45. Qualifications for a license.
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(a) Professional counselor. A person is qualified to be | ||||
licensed as a
licensed professional counselor, and the | ||||
Department shall issue a license
authorizing the practice of | ||||
professional counseling to an applicant who:
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(1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form and | ||||
has paid the
required fee;
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(2) is at least 21 years of age and has not engaged in | ||||
conduct or
activities which would constitute grounds for | ||||
discipline under this Act;
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(3) is a graduate of:
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(A) a master's or doctoral level program in the | ||||
field of counseling,
rehabilitation counseling, | ||||
psychology, or similar degree program approved by
the | ||||
Department; or
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(B) in the case of an applicant who applies for | ||
licensure before the effective date of this amendatory | ||
Act of the 96th General Assembly, an approved | ||
baccalaureate program in human services or similar
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degree program approved by the Department and can | ||
document the equivalent of 5
years of full-time | ||
satisfactory supervised experience, as established by | ||
rule,
under a qualified supervisor;
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(4) has passed an examination for the practice of | ||
professional
counseling as authorized by the Department; | ||
and
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(5) has paid the fees required by this Act.
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Any person who has received certification by any State or | ||
national
organization whose standards are accepted by the | ||
Department as being
substantially similar to the standards in | ||
this Act may apply for a
professional counselor license and | ||
need not be examined further.
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(b) Clinical professional counselor. A person is qualified | ||
to be
licensed as a clinical professional counselor, and the | ||
Department shall
issue a license authorizing the practice of | ||
clinical professional
counseling to an applicant who:
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(1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form and | ||
has paid the
required fee;
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(2) is at least 21 years of age and has not engaged in | ||
conduct or
activities which would constitute grounds for | ||
discipline under this Act;
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(3) is a graduate of:
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(A) a master's level program in the field of | ||
counseling, rehabilitation
counseling, psychology, or | ||
similar degree program approved by the Department
and | ||
has completed the equivalent of 2 years full-time | ||
satisfactory supervised
employment or experience | ||
working as a clinical counselor under
the
direction of | ||
a qualified supervisor subsequent to the degree; or
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(B) a doctoral program in the field of counseling, | ||
rehabilitation
counseling, psychology, or similar | ||
program approved by the Department and has
completed | ||
the equivalent of 2 years full-time satisfactory | ||
supervised
employment or experience working as a | ||
clinical counselor under
the
direction of a qualified | ||
supervisor, at least one year of which is subsequent
to | ||
the degree;
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(4) has passed the examination for the practice of | ||
clinical
professional counseling as authorized by the | ||
Department; and
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(5) has paid the fees required by this Act.
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Any person who has received certification by any State or | ||
national
organization whose standards are accepted by the | ||
Department as being
substantially similar to the standards in | ||
this Act may apply for a clinical
professional counselor | ||
license, and need not be examined further.
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(c) Examination for applicants under this Act shall be held | ||
at the
discretion of the Department from time to time but not | ||
less than once each
year. The examination used shall be | ||
authorized by the
Department.
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(d) Upon application and payment of the required fee, an | ||
applicant who has
an active license as a clinical psychologist | ||
or a clinical social worker
licensed under the laws of this | ||
State may, without examination, be granted
registration as a | ||
licensed clinical professional counselor by the Department.
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(Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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