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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="17-309" title_number="17" title_name="Professional Counselors and Therapists" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board may adopt regulations to allow an individual to practice under clinical supervision as a licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed graduate marriage and family therapist, a licensed graduate professional counselor, or a licensed graduate professional art therapist.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To qualify to practice as a licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed graduate marriage and family therapist, a licensed graduate professional counselor, or a licensed graduate professional art therapist, an individual shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Of good moral character; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>At least 18 years old.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An individual may practice graduate alcohol and drug counseling under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A master’s or doctoral degree in a professional counseling field from an accredited educational institution that meets the educational requirements of § 17–302 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Passed:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A national alcohol and drug counselor examination approved by the Board; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The law examination on this title administered by the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>An individual may practice graduate marriage and family therapy under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A master’s or doctoral degree in a marriage and family field that meets the educational requirements of § 17–303 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Passed the National Marriage and Family Therapy Examination approved by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>An individual may practice graduate professional counseling under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A master’s or doctoral degree in a professional counseling field that meets the educational requirements of § 17–304 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Passed the National Professional Counselor Examination approved by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>An individual may practice graduate professional art therapy under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has a master’s or doctoral degree in art therapy that meets the educational requirements of § 17–304.1 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>An individual may not practice without approval by the Board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
