(a) The Board may adopt regulations to allow an individual to practice under clinical supervision as a licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed graduate marriage and family therapist, a licensed graduate professional counselor, or a licensed graduate professional art therapist.
(b) To qualify to practice as a licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed graduate marriage and family therapist, a licensed graduate professional counselor, or a licensed graduate professional art therapist, an individual shall be:
(1) Of good moral character; and
(2) At least 18 years old.
(c) An individual may practice graduate alcohol and drug counseling under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:
(1) At a minimum, a master’s or doctoral degree in a health and human services counseling field from a regionally accredited educational institution;
(2) A minimum of 27 semester credit hours or 41 quarter credit hours in alcohol and drug counselor training, including:
(i) A 3 semester credit hour or 5 quarter credit hour course taken at a regionally accredited educational institution in each of the following:
1. Medical aspects of chemical dependency;
2. Addictions treatment delivery;
3. Ethics that includes alcohol and drug counseling issues;
4. Abnormal psychology;
5. Group counseling; and
6. Individual counseling; and
(ii) Any three of the following 3 semester credit hour or 5 quarter credit hour courses taken at a regionally accredited educational institution:
1. Family counseling;
2. Theories of counseling;
3. Human development;
4. Topics in substance–related and addictive disorders; and
5. Treatment of co–occurring disorders; and
(3) Passed:
(i) A national alcohol and drug counselor examination approved by the Board; and
(ii) The law examination on this title administered by the Board.
(d) An individual may practice graduate marriage and family therapy under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:
(1) A master’s or doctoral degree in a marriage and family field that meets the educational requirements of § 17–303 of this subtitle; and
(2) Passed the National Marriage and Family Therapy Examination approved by the Board.
(e) An individual may practice graduate professional counseling under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:
(1) A master’s or doctoral degree in a professional counseling field that meets the educational requirements of § 17–304 of this subtitle; and
(2) Passed the National Professional Counselor Examination approved by the Board.
(f) An individual may practice graduate professional art therapy under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has a master’s or doctoral degree in art therapy that meets the educational requirements of § 17–304.1 of this subtitle.
(g) An individual may not practice without approval by the Board.