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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="17-401" title_number="17" title_name="Professional Counselors and Therapists" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply to an individual authorized to practice alcohol and drug counseling, marriage and family therapy, professional art therapy, or professional counseling in the State under §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection only applies to individuals certified by the Board as a certified professional counselor or certified professional counselor–marriage and family therapist on or before September 30, 2008.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>An individual shall be certified as a professional counselor by the Board before the individual may:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Use the title “certified professional counselor”;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Use the initials “C.P.C.” after the name of the individual; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a professional counselor.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A certificate to practice professional counseling issued by the Board authorizes the certificate holder to practice professional counseling while the certificate is effective.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>An individual shall be certified as a professional counselor–marriage and family therapist by the Board before the individual may:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Use the title “certified professional counselor–marriage and family therapist”;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Use the initials “C.P.C.–M.F.T.” after the name of the individual; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a certified professional counselor–marriage and family therapist.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A certificate to practice marriage and family therapy issued by the Board authorizes the certificate holder to practice marriage and family therapy while the certificate is effective.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual shall be certified as a certified professional counselor–alcohol and drug by the Board before the individual may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Use the title “certified professional counselor–alcohol and drug”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Use the initials “C.P.C.–A.D.” after the name of the individual; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a certified professional counselor–alcohol and drug.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An individual shall be certified as a certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug by the Board before the individual may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Use the title “certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Use the initials “C.A.C.–A.D.” after the name of the individual; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An individual shall be certified as a certified supervised counselor–alcohol and drug by the Board before the individual may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Use the title “certified supervised counselor–alcohol and drug”;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Use the initials “C.S.C.–A.D.” after the name of the individual; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a certified supervised counselor–alcohol and drug.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A certificate to practice alcohol and drug counseling issued by the Board authorizes the certificate holder to practice alcohol and drug counseling while the certificate is effective.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
