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LR 2486
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Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §13858, sub-§§1, 2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 465, §3,
are amended to read:

 
1. Licensed professional counselor. To be qualified as a
licensed professional counselor, an applicant shall have
demonstrated must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board
adherence to the ethics of the counseling profession, shall have
successfully completed complete the examination prescribed by the
board and shall have received:

 
A. A master's degree or a doctoral degree in counseling or
an allied mental health field from an accredited institution
or a program approved by the board. Such schooling shall
have included must include a minimum core curriculum and
total credit hours as adopted by the board; and

 
B. Two years of experience after obtainment of a master's
degree or a doctoral degree with a minimum of 2,000 hours of
supervised experience.

 
2. Licensed clinical professional counselor. To be qualified
as a licensed clinical professional counselor, an applicant shall
have demonstrated must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
board adherence to the ethics of the counseling profession, shall
have successfully completed complete the examination prescribed
by the board and shall have received:

 
A. A master's degree or a doctoral degree in counseling or
an allied mental health field from an accredited institution
or a program approved by the board. Such schooling shall
must include a minimum core curriculum, and total credit
hours as adopted by the board, of at least 45 semester
hours; and

 
B. Two years of experience after obtainment of a master's
degree, or a doctoral degree to include at least 3,000 hours
of supervised clinical experience with a minimum of 100
hours of personal supervision.

 
3. Licensed marriage and family therapist. To be qualified
as a licensed marriage and family therapist, an applicant shall
have demonstrated must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
board adherence to the ethics of the counseling profession, shall
have successfully completed complete the examination prescribed
by the board and shall have received:

 
A. A master's degree or a doctoral degree in marriage and family
therapy or its equivalent from an accredited institution or a
program approved by the board. Such schooling shall have
included must include a minimum core


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