# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 58 — Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists

### Chapter 05 — Continuing Education

#### Regulation .04 Continuing Education Qualifications.

*COMAR 10.58.05.04*

A. To qualify for approval by the Board, continuing education activities shall employ didactic and experiential methods to meet one of the following objectives:

  (1) Maintain professional competency;

  (2) Increase professional skills and knowledge;

  (3) Prepare for new roles or responsibilities in the practice of counseling or therapy; or

  (4) Expand the science of counseling and therapy theory, method, or practice.

B. The following activities are specifically excluded from continuing education credit and do not meet any required objective:

  (1) Business meetings, professional committee meetings, and meetings concerned with the management of a professional practice;

  (2) Presentations and publications intended for a lay audience; and

  (3) Home study.