(A)
An applicant requesting licensure as a professional counselor or professional
clinical counselor via
endorsement
reciprocity shall submit to the board all of the
following:
(1) A completed licensure
application for the level of licensure for which the applicant is seeking
licensure;
(2) The required fee
established by the board under paragraph (B) of rule
4757-1-05 of the Administrative
Code;
(3) Upon request of the
board, if such information cannot be obtained by the board via an online
license verification, an official statement, which indicates applicant is
currently licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized to practice
as a professional counselor or professional clinical counselor in another
jurisdiction;
(4) Upon request of
the board, if such information cannot be obtained by the board via an online
license verification, an official statement from any and all jurisdictions
where the applicant is currently or has been previously licensed, certified,
registered, or otherwise authorized to practice as a professional counselor or
professional clinical counselor indicating whether the applicant is in good
standing and whether disciplinary action has been taken or is pending against
the applicant;
All transcripts
of graduate education, if any;
(5)
If the
applicant has passed the examination required for the board for the level of
licensure for which the applicant is applying;
Documentation the applicant has passed the examination
required by the board for the level of licensure for which the applicant is
applying;
(6)
Criminal background checks indicating the applicant has
committed no disqualifying offenses.
(7) Any additional documentation requested by
the board that would assist the board in making a determination based on
paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(7) of this rule.
(B) The counselor professional standards
committee may consider the following factors to determine whether to grant the
applicant a license via
endorsement
reciprocity:
(1) Whether the applicant possesses
a degree in counseling awarded by an appropriately accredited institution whose
program is clearly identified as a counseling program that confers a counseling
degree;
(2) Whether the applicant's
coursework is substantially similar to the requirements in paragraphs (A)(4)
and (A)(5) of rule
4757-13-01 of the Administrative
Code;
(3) Whether the hourly amount of the
applicant's degree coursework is substantially similar to the hours required in
division (B)(3) of section 4757.23 of the Revised Code;
(4)(1)
Whether the applicant has passed a state
professional counselor or professional clinical counselor licensure exam that
is substantially similar to Ohio's examination
Whether the applicant has passed a national examination or
other exam acceptable to the board for level of licensure for which the
applicant is applying;;
(5) Whether the applicant for
licensed professional clinical counselor has substantially equivalent
supervised experience required by division (B)(4) of section 4757.22 of the
Revised Code and paragraph (A)(2) and/or (A)(3) of rule
4757-13-03 of the Administrative
Code;
(6)(2) Whether the
applicant's license is currently in good standing in another jurisdiction and
whether applicant has been disciplined in another jurisdiction;
(7)(3)
The number of years the applicant has practiced as a professional counselor or
professional clinical counselor in another jurisdiction.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 4757-13-06
Effective:
12/26/2023
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
9/25/2023 and
12/26/2028
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4757.10
Rule
Amplifies: 4757.18
Prior Effective Dates: 07/03/1997, 07/10/2000,
09/20/2002, 01/10/2008, 11/02/2008, 01/01/2013,
09/03/2018
