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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="17-304" title_number="17" title_name="Professional Counselors and Therapists" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in § 17–307 of this subtitle, to qualify for a license to practice clinical professional 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">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The applicant shall hold a master’s or doctoral degree in a professional counseling field from an accredited educational institution that is approved by the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The applicant shall have completed any additional educational requirements established by the Board in regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The applicant shall provide documentation to the Board evidencing the completion of any educational requirements established by the Board in regulation, in the applicant’s respective area of practice from an accredited college or university program approved by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The applicant shall provide documentation evidencing the completion of 2 years of postgraduate supervised experience as required by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall pass an examination approved by the Board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
