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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="17-302" title_number="17" title_name="Professional Counselors and Therapists" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>To qualify for a license to practice clinical alcohol and drug counseling, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The applicant shall be of good moral character.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The applicant shall be at least 18 years old.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Except as provided in § 17–305 of this subtitle, the applicant shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Hold a master’s or doctoral degree in a professional counseling field from an accredited educational institution that is approved by the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Have completed any additional educational requirements established by the Board in regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The applicant shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Have completed not less than 2 years with a minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised experience in alcohol and drug counseling, which shall have been completed after the award of the master’s or doctoral degree; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide documentation as required by the Board evidencing the completion of the postgraduate experience required under item (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The applicant shall provide documentation to the Board evidencing the completion of any educational requirements established by the Board in regulation, completed at an accredited educational institution approved by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall pass:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An examination approved by the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The law examination on this title administered by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
