Licensure. An individual providing supervision shall be approved by the Board and licensed by the Board as a Clinical professional art therapist; Clinical professional counselor; Clinical alcohol and drug counselor; Clinical marriage and family therapist; or Mental health care provider as defined in Regulation .02B of this chapter. Supervision Experience, Education and Training. A supervisor or any mental health care provider, licensed by the Board under Health Occupations Article, Title 17, Annotated Code of Maryland, who is approved by the Board and has completed 3 years of documented experience in clinical counseling or psychotherapy, shall complete by December 31, 2019: 2 years of documented experience providing art therapy supervision; At least 3 graduate semester credit hours or 5 quarter credit hours of academic coursework in art therapy supervision; At least 3 graduate semester credit hours or 5 quarter credit hours of academic coursework in counseling supervision; or A Board-approved continuing education program that includes a minimum of 18 continuing education units (CEUs) with a trainer or trainers in: Counseling; Art therapy; or Psychotherapy supervision. A licensed individual who applied for and was granted Board-approved supervisor status before December 31, 2019 based on 2 years of documented experience providing art therapy supervision, may continue to provide art therapy supervision after that date. After December 31, 2019, an applicant for Board-approved supervisor status shall have: 3 years documented experience in professional art therapy as approved by the Board; and Completed the requirements of §A or B of this regulation. Supervision training required by this section may be obtained in a graduate course that may include, but is not limited to: The role and responsibilities of the supervisor; The needs of the supervisee, supervisor, and the agency setting while maintaining a clear ethical perspective, including: The maintenance of appropriate boundaries; and Making clinically appropriate diagnoses; The role of the supervisor as gatekeeper to the profession; Methods for building effective and appropriate relationships with clients; Models for group supervision; and Models and modalities for practice intervention. Pre-Supervision Responsibilities of a Supervisor. In addition to meeting the requirements of this regulation, the supervisor shall: File the completed Board-approved licensed professional art therapy supervisor application form; Provide the supervisee with a copy of the Board’s licensed clinical professional art therapy supervisor letter; and Have an active license that is without restrictions or conditions due to disciplinary action for the 2 years preceding an application for licensed clinical professional art therapy-approved supervisor status.