Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13854 – Licensing
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1. Licensing. A person may not, unless specifically exempted by this chapter, be engaged in the practice of professional counseling or profess to the public to be a, or assume or use the title or designation of, clinical professional counselor, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, licensed pastoral counselor, registered counselor or conditional license holder or assume or use the abbreviation “LP,” “CC,” “MF,” “PC” or “RC” or any other title, designation, words, letters or device tending to indicate that such a person is licensed or registered, unless that person is licensed or registered with and holds a current valid license or registration from the board.
[PL 2021, c. 233, §4 (RPR); PL 2021, c. 233, §6 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13854
- Board: means the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure, established in section 13852. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
- Clinical professional counselor: means a professional counselor who renders or offers to render for a fee, monetary or otherwise, to individuals, families, groups, organizations or the general public, a counseling service involving the application of the principles and procedures of counseling to assess and treat intrapersonal and interpersonal problems and other dysfunctional behaviors and to assist in the overall development and adjustment of those served. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
- Conditional license: means a license granted to an applicant for licensure who has met all the requirements defined in section 13858, except for supervised experience. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
- Counseling: means assisting individuals, families or groups through the counseling relationship to develop understanding of intrapersonal and interpersonal problems, to define goals, to make decisions, to plan a course of action reflecting their needs, and to use information and community resources, as these procedures are related to personal, social, educational and vocational development. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
- Counselor: means an individual who for a fee, monetary or otherwise, engages in any of the procedures of counseling defined in subsection 8. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
- Marriage and family therapist: means a person who renders or offers to render for a fee, monetary or otherwise, marital and family therapy services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
- Pastoral counselor: means an individual who is trained and certified to provide for a fee, monetary or otherwise, pastoral counseling, which is ministry to individuals, families, couples, groups, organizations and the general public involving the application of principles and procedures of counseling to assess and treat intrapersonal and interpersonal problems and other dysfunctional behavior of a social and spiritual nature, and to assist in the overall development and healing process of those served. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
2. Individual licensing. Only an individual may be licensed under this chapter.
[PL 1989, c. 465, §3 (NEW).]
3. Unlicensed practice. A person who violates subsection 1 is subject to the provisions of Title 10, section 8003?C.
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. EE, §4 (AMD).]
4. Unfair trade practice. A violation of subsection 1 is an unfair trade practice in violation of Title 5, chapter 10.
[PL 2021, c. 233, §5 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 233, §6 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 465, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 895, §§1,22 (AFF). PL 1989, c. 895, §7 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 263, §§5,6 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 547, §B78 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 421, §§B102,103 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §B103 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 421, §C1 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. EE, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 233, §§4, 5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 233, §6 (AFF).