(a) Counselors licensed as a licensed professional counselor by the board shall be required to submit biennially at the time of renewal a license renewal fee to be established by the board. No license shall be renewed unless the renewal request is accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion during the previous 24 months of relevant professional and continued educational experience.
(b) Counselors licensed as an associate licensed counselor by the board shall be required to submit annually at the time of renewal a license renewal fee to be established by the board. No license shall be renewed unless the renewal request is accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion during the previous 12 months of relevant professional and continued educational experience.
(c) If any professional counselor or counselor associate duly licensed under this chapter, by virtue of additional training and experience, is qualified to practice in a specialty other than that for which he or she was deemed competent at the time of initial licensing, and wishes to offer such service under the provisions of this chapter, he or she is required to submit at the time of biennial renewal of licenses, additional credentials and he or she is to be given the opportunity to demonstrate his or her knowledge and application thereof in areas deemed relevant to his or her specialty. This procedure is considered a necessary part of the renewal process. No charge in addition to the renewal fee is levied.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Section 34-8A-1 - Board of Examiners in Counseling Created; Composition; Powers and Duties.
Section 34-8A-2 - Definitions.
Section 34-8A-3 - Construction and Application of Chapter.
Section 34-8A-4 - Board of Examiners in Counseling - Creation; Membership; Sunset Provision.
Section 34-8A-6 - Inactive Status; Collection and Disposition of Fees, etc.; Reactivation; Renewal.
Section 34-8A-7 - Qualifications for Licensed Professional Counselor; Specialty Designation.
Section 34-8A-8 - Qualifications for Associate Licensed Counselor.
Section 34-8A-9 - Application Investigation; Acceptance or Rejection.
Section 34-8A-10 - Examination.
Section 34-8A-11 - Focus of Examination.
Section 34-8A-12 - Reexamination.
Section 34-8A-13 - Preservation of Examination Scores.
Section 34-8A-14 - Renewal; Fees; Continuing Education; Practice in a Specialty.
Section 34-8A-15 - Applicants Qualified Out-of-State; Provisional License.
Section 34-8A-16 - Disciplinary Actions; Discovery.
Section 34-8A-17 - Injunction, Mandamus, Etc.
Section 34-8A-18 - Penalties; Review; Disciplinary Oversight of Licensees; Legal Counsel.
Section 34-8A-19 - Board's Quasi-Judicial Authority; Sole Licensing Authority.
Section 34-8A-20 - All Qualified Applicants Licensed; Signatures.
Section 34-8A-22 - Code of Ethics.
Section 34-8A-23 - Waiver of Requirement for Prior Practitioners.