Chapter 49. State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and FamilyTherapists and Professional Counselors—Licensure of Professional Counselors


Section 49.1. Definitions
Section 49.2. Educational requirements
Section 49.3. Qualifications for supervisors
Section 49.4. Applicability of general provisions in Chapter 47
Section 49.11. Licensure examination
Section 49.12. General qualifications for licensure
Section 49.13. Licensed professional counselor
Section 49.14. Standards for supervisors
Section 49.15. Exemption from licensure examination
Section 49.16. Application for licensure by reciprocity
Section 49.17. Department of Health licensing of substance abuse services provided by professional counseling practices—statement of policy
Section 49.18. Licensure by endorsement
Section 49.21. Prohibited conduct
Section 49.22. Former sexual partners as clients/patients
Section 49.23. Sexual intimacies with a former client/patient or an immediate family member of a former client/patient
Section 49.24. Disciplinary proceedings
Section 49.25. Impaired professional program
Section 49.31. Definitions
Section 49.32. Requirement for biennial renewal
Section 49.33. Acceptable continuing education courses and programs
Section 49.34. Registration of continuing education providers who offer one course or program
Section 49.35. Standards for courses and programs
Section 49.36. Preapproved providers of continuing education courses and programs for professional counselors
Section 49.37. Other sources of continuing education
Section 49.38. Reporting by licensee of hours spent in continuing education; continuing education audit and enforcement
Section 49.39. Retention of records
Section 49.40. Exemption and waiver
Section 49.41. Continuing education requirement for biennial renewal of inactive and lapsed licenses
Section 49.42. Disciplinary action authorized
Section 49.51. Definitions relating to child abuse reporting requirements
Section 49.52. Suspected child abuse—mandated reporting requirements
Section 49.53. Photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report
Section 49.54. Suspected death as a result of child abuse—mandated reporting requirement
Section 49.55. Immunity from liability
Section 49.56. Confidentiality—waived
Section 49.57. Noncompliance
Section 49.71. Code of ethical practice and professional conduct
Section 49.72. Responsibilities to clients/patients
Section 49.73. Dual or multiple relationships affecting the licensee’s judgment
Section 49.74. Sexual harassment
Section 49.75. Impaired practice
Section 49.76. Research and publication
Section 49.77. Payment for services
Section 49.78. Recordkeeping
Section 49.79. Mandatory reporting
Section 49.80. Advertising

Notation

Authority

   The provisions of this Chapter 49 issued under section 6(2) of the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act (63 P. S. §  1906(2)), unless otherwise noted.

Source

   The provisions of this Chapter 49 adopted March 1, 2002, effective March 2, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 1197, unless otherwise noted.