State Licensure Board Information

Use the websites below to locate information about state licensing laws.


National

The following links will help you find information about licensure board in the USA.

National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) www.nbcc.org
Council on Accreditation for Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) www.cacrep.org
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) www.aamft.org

State/Territory In Compliance? Notes State Agency Laws/Statutes Rules/Regulations
Alabama Meets Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling Code of Ala. 1975, §34-8A-7(4) ABEC Administrative Rule 255‐X‐3‐.01(2)
Alaska Meets Board of Professional Counselors AS 08.29.110 12 AAC 62.120
Arizona Meets only classes with a B- or above are accepted by the state Board of Behavioral Health Examiners A.R.S. § 32-3301 4 A.A.C.6: R4-6-501
Arkansas Does not meet requires 1 graduate credit hour of Technology Assisted Counseling to be transferred in Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy A.C.A. § 17-27-301 Rule #122.00.06-001 Section 3.6
California Meets Board of Behavioral Sciences Section 4999.33, BPC 16 CA Adc T. 16, Div. 18
Colorado Meets State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners C.R.S. 12-245-604 4 CCR 737-1 B.
Connecticut Meets Connecticut Department of Public Health Professional Counselor Licensure Section 20-195dd no topical / referenced rules
Delaware Meets Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals § 3032 3000.2.0
District of Columbia Meets Board of Professional Counseling § 3–1207.10 D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, § 9103
Florida Meets the elective CO611 is needed to fulfill state requirements Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling 491.005, F.S. F.A.C. 64B4-3.005
Georgia Meets Secretary of State Professional Licensing Boards Division O.C.G.A. § 43-10A-11 135-5-.01
Hawaii Meets with additional field experience hours (300 hours of supervised client contact) Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing Mental Health Counselor Program HRS §453D-7 no topical / referenced rules
Idaho Meets Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists Section 54-3405, Idaho Code IDAPA 24-15-01.150
Illinois Meets requires 24 semester hours full-time/part-time accumulated within the time frame & course of study at the program to be on campus Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation 225 ILCS 107/45 Section 1375.145
Indiana Meets Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board IC 25-23.6-8.5-3 839 IAC 1-5-1
Iowa Meets Bureau of Professional Licensure §154D.2 IAC 645.31.2 and .6
Kansas Meets Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board 65-5804a. 102-3-3a
Kentucky Meets Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors KRS 355.525 201 KAR 36:070
Louisiana Meets only classes with a C or above are accepted by the state;
field experience grade must be A/B/P
LA LPC Board of Examiners RS 37:1107 46 § LX-603
Maine Meets Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation  32 §13858 02-514 Chapter 3
Maryland Does not meet requires a 3 semester credit hour course in Diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders to be transferred in Maryland Department of Health § 17-304 10.58.12.04
Massachusetts Meets Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions GL 1.XVI.112.165 262 CMR 2.05
Michigan Meets Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 333.18111 R 338.1761 to R 338.1765
Minnesota Meets Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy  148B.53 no topical / referenced rules
Mississippi Meets State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors Miss. Code § 73-30-9 4.2-C.
Missouri Meets a course must include audio-visual interaction;
reading courses / independent study (max. 6 credit hours permitted) subject to review
Missouri Division of Professional Registration 337.025, RSMo 20 CSR 2095-2.010
Montana Meets a maximum of 12 credit hours may be transferred in;
program must be finished within 6 years of start
Montana Department of Labor & Industry MCA 37-23-202 ARM 24.219.601
Nebraska Meets Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2104 172 NAC 94-007
Nevada Does not meet requires 1 course in grief or loss to be transferred in;
the elective CO611 is needed to fulfill state requirements
Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors NRS 641A.231 NAC 641A.075 and .085
New Hampshire Meets Office of Professional Licensure and Certification RSA 330-A:19 Mhp 305.01 and .02
New Jersey Meets Professional Counselor Examiners Committee 45:8B-41. N.J.A.C. 13:34-11.2
New Mexico Meets New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department 61-9A-11 NMSA 1978 16.27.2.8 NMAC
New York Meets New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions Division of Professional Licensing Services, Certification and Verification Unit § 8402.  8 CRR-NY 52.32
North Carolina Meets North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors G.S. 90-336 21 NCAC 53 .0701
North Dakota Meets North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners Century Code 43-40-08. 97-02-01-02.
Ohio Meets Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board Section 4757.22 4757-13-01
Oklahoma Does not meet requires a second 3 semester credit hour course in appraisal or assessment techniques in grief or loss to be transferred in State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (BBHL) §59-1906 OAC 86:10-9
Oregon Meets Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists ORS 675.715 OAR 833-030-0011
Pennsylvania Meets state does not permit any overlap between practicum and internship Pennsylvania Department of State Act of Jul. 9, 1987, P.L. 220, No. 39 Cl. 63 49.2 and 49.13
Rhode Island Meets Department of Health R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-63.2-9 216-RICR-40-05-11.3.1
South Carolina Meets South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Section 40-75-220 36–04
South Dakota Meets Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists SDCL 36-32-65 20:68:03:02
Tennessee Meets Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Pastoral Therapists T.C.A. § 63-22-104 0450-01-.04
Texas Meets Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Texas Department of State Health Services  Sec. 503.302 §681.81, .82, and .83
Utah Meets Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing 58-60-405 R156-60c-302a
Vermont Meets Vermont Secretary of State Board of Allied Mental Health 26 V.S.A. § 3265 CVR 04-030-350 Part 3
Virginia Meets state requires completion of 30 graduate semester hours prior to internship start Virginia Board of Counseling § 54.1-2400 18VAC115-20-40, 49, and 51
Washington Meets Washington State Department of Health RCW 18.225.090 WAC 246-809
West Virginia Meets West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling W. Va. Code §30-31-8 27 CSR 1-6.1
Wisconsin Meets MPSW Examining Board DSPS 457.12 MPSW 11.01
Wyoming Meets Wyoming Mental Health Profession Licensing Board 33-38-106 078.0001.11.12172021