Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Licensing
Section 17-309 - Supervised Clinical Practice

(a)    The Board may adopt regulations to allow an individual to practice under clinical supervision as a licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed graduate marriage and family therapist, a licensed graduate professional counselor, or a licensed graduate professional art therapist.
    (b)    To qualify to practice as a licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed graduate marriage and family therapist, a licensed graduate professional counselor, or a licensed graduate professional art therapist, an individual shall be:
        (1)    Of good moral character; and
        (2)    At least 18 years old.
    (c)    An individual may practice graduate alcohol and drug counseling under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:
        (1)    At a minimum, a master’s or doctoral degree in a health and human services counseling field from a regionally accredited educational institution;
        (2)    A minimum of 27 semester credit hours or 41 quarter credit hours in alcohol and drug counselor training, including:
            (i)    A 3 semester credit hour or 5 quarter credit hour course taken at a regionally accredited educational institution in each of the following:
                1.    Medical aspects of chemical dependency;
                2.    Addictions treatment delivery;
                3.    Ethics that includes alcohol and drug counseling issues;
                4.    Abnormal psychology;
                5.    Group counseling; and
                6.    Individual counseling; and
            (ii)    Any three of the following 3 semester credit hour or 5 quarter credit hour courses taken at a regionally accredited educational institution:
                1.    Family counseling;
                2.    Theories of counseling;
                3.    Human development;
                4.    Topics in substance–related and addictive disorders; and
                5.    Treatment of co–occurring disorders; and
        (3)    Passed:
            (i)    A national alcohol and drug counselor examination approved by the Board; and
            (ii)    The law examination on this title administered by the Board.
    (d)    An individual may practice graduate marriage and family therapy under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:
        (1)    A master’s or doctoral degree in a marriage and family field that meets the educational requirements of § 17–303 of this subtitle; and
        (2)    Passed the National Marriage and Family Therapy Examination approved by the Board.
    (e)    An individual may practice graduate professional counseling under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:
        (1)    A master’s or doctoral degree in a professional counseling field that meets the educational requirements of § 17–304 of this subtitle; and
        (2)    Passed the National Professional Counselor Examination approved by the Board.
    (f)    An individual may practice graduate professional art therapy under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has a master’s or doctoral degree in art therapy that meets the educational requirements of § 17–304.1 of this subtitle.
    (g)    An individual may not practice without approval by the Board.