For a period of one year from July 25, 1983, the board shall waive the requirements of subdivisions (5) and (6) of Section 34-8A-7, and shall grant the appropriate license upon payment of the required fee to any person submitting an application for licensure and proof of practice to the board who is qualified by experience to practice counseling, and who was engaged in such private practice of counseling as of July 18, 1979, in Alabama. Proof of private practice shall be verified by a valid business license in force on or before July 18, 1979, and financial documents which clearly indicate that a fee, monetary or otherwise, was charged for counseling services rendered.
The Board of Examiners in Counseling shall be required to provide at least one legal notice of these provisions in the daily newspapers of this state.
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.