# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 17. Professional Counselors and Therapists

### Subtitle 4. Certification

#### Section 17-407

The Board may waive the requirement that an applicant under Sec. 17-403 or Sec. 17-404 of this subtitle complete the requisite amount of clinically supervised experience in alcohol and drug counseling after the award of the applicant's required degree if the applicant, prior to the award of the required degree, obtained a minimum of 5 years of clinically supervised experience in alcohol and drug counseling approved by the Board.

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Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)