1. Reciprocal agreements. The Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure may enter into reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions that have substantially similar licensure laws and accord substantially equal reciprocal rights to residents licensed in good standing in this State.

[PL 2003, c. 542, §1 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13857

  • Board: means the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure, established in section 13852. 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
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
2. Applicants licensed in another jurisdiction. An applicant who is licensed under the laws of another jurisdiction is governed by this subsection.
A. An applicant who is licensed under the laws of a jurisdiction that has a reciprocal agreement with the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure may obtain a license under the terms and conditions as agreed upon through the reciprocal agreement. [PL 2003, c. 542, §1 (NEW).]
B. An applicant who is licensed in good standing at the time of application to the board under the laws of a jurisdiction that has not entered into a reciprocal agreement with the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure may qualify for licensure by submitting evidence to the board that the applicant has held a substantially equivalent, valid license for at least 5 consecutive years immediately preceding application to the board at the level of licensure applied for in this State. [PL 2013, c. 217, Pt. G, §1 (AMD).]
C. An applicant who is licensed in good standing at the time of application to the board under the laws of a jurisdiction that has not entered into a reciprocal agreement and who does not meet the requirements of paragraph B may qualify for licensure by submitting evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant’s qualifications for licensure are substantially similar to those requirements in this chapter. [PL 2003, c. 542, §1 (NEW).]
D. [PL 2013, c. 217, Pt. G, §2 (RP); PL 2013, c. 217, Pt. K, §8 (RP).]
E. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the board, in accordance with Title 10, section 8003?H and any applicable rules adopted pursuant to that section, shall establish a process to issue a license by endorsement for each license authorized under this chapter that the board determines is appropriate for licensure by endorsement. An applicant may submit an application under the process established under this paragraph or any other licensure process authorized in this chapter. [PL 2021, c. 642, §41 (NEW).]

[PL 2021, c. 642, §41 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1989, c. 465, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 895, §§1,22 (AFF). PL 1989, c. 895, §11 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 263, §§5,6 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 542, §1 (RPR). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. B, §5 (REV). PL 2013, c. 217, Pt. G, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 217, Pt. K, §8 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 642, §§40, 41 (AMD).
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