An applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor or registration as an associate shall satisfy the following qualifications:
(a) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(b) Not have been convicted of a crime in this or another state or in a territory of the United States that involves sexual abuse of children or who is required to register pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code or the equivalent in another state or territory.
(c) Have successfully passed a state and federal level criminal offender record information search conducted through the Department of Justice by submitting fingerprint images and other information to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining records of state and federal convictions and arrests. The board shall request the subsequent arrest notification service on all applicants, pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 743, Sec. 51. (AB 93) Effective January 1, 2019.)