90-388. Equivalent certification and memberships recognized.
(a) The Board may grant a certificate as a fee-based practicing pastoral counselor to any person meeting the requirements of G.S. 90-387(a) who at the time of application is certified as a pastoral counselor by a board of another state whose standards, in the opinion of the Board, are at least equal to those required by this Article. This section applies only when the state grants similar privileges to residents of this State. To determine a candidate's qualifications, the Board may require a personal interview and any other documentation the Board deems necessary.
(b) The Board may grant a certificate as a practicing pastoral counselor to any person who has been certified as a Fellow or Diplomate by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors if application is made by December 31, 1991. To determine a candidate's qualifications the Board may require a personal interview and any other documentation the Board deems necessary.
(c) The Board may grant a certificate as a fee-based pastoral counseling associate to any person who has been certified as a member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors if application is made by December 31, 1991. To determine a candidate's qualifications, the Board may require a personal interview and any other documentation the Board deems necessary. (1991, c. 670.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations
Article 26 - Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselors.
§ 90-384 - Temporary certificates.
§ 90-385 - Creation of Board; appointment and removal of members; terms and compensation; powers.
§ 90-387 - Certification and examination.
§ 90-388 - Equivalent certification and memberships recognized.
§ 90-389 - Renewal of certificate.
§ 90-390 - Refusal, suspension, or revocation of a certificate.
§ 90-392 - Disposition of fees.
§ 90-393 - Injunction for violations.
§ 90-394 - Duplicate and replacement certificates.
§ 90-395 - Practice of medicine and psychology not authorized.