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(225 ILCS 107/45)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 45. Qualifications for a license.
(a) Professional counselor. A person is qualified to be licensed as a
licensed professional counselor, and the Department shall issue a license
authorizing the practice of professional counseling to an applicant who:
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(2) is at least 21 years of age and has not engaged
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(3) is a graduate of a master's or doctoral level
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| program in the field of counseling, rehabilitation counseling, psychology, or similar degree program approved by the Department;
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(4) has passed an examination for the practice of
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| professional counseling as authorized by the Department; and
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(5) has paid the fees required by this Act.
Any person who has received certification by any State or national
organization whose standards are accepted by the Department as being
substantially similar to the standards in this Act may apply for a
professional counselor license and need not be examined further.
(b) Clinical professional counselor. A person is qualified to be
licensed as a clinical professional counselor, and the Department shall
issue a license authorizing the practice of clinical professional
counseling to an applicant who:
(1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form and
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(2) is at least 21 years of age;
(3) is a graduate of:
(A) a master's level program in the field of
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| counseling, rehabilitation counseling, psychology, or similar degree program approved by the Department and has completed the equivalent of 2 years full-time satisfactory supervised employment or experience working as a clinical counselor under the direction of a qualified supervisor subsequent to the degree; or
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(B) a doctoral program in the field of
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| counseling, rehabilitation counseling, psychology, or similar program approved by the Department and has completed the equivalent of 2 years full-time satisfactory supervised employment or experience working as a clinical counselor under the direction of a qualified supervisor, at least one year of which is subsequent to the degree;
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(4) has passed the examination for the practice of
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| clinical professional counseling as authorized by the Department; and
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(5) has paid the fees required by this Act.
Any person who has received certification or licensure by any State or national
organization whose standards are accepted by the Department as being
substantially similar to the standards in this Act may apply for a clinical
professional counselor license, and need not be examined further.
(c) Examination for applicants under this Act shall be held at the
discretion of the Department from time to time but not less than once each
year. The examination used shall be authorized by the
Department.
(d) Upon application and payment of the required fee, an applicant who has
an active license as a clinical psychologist or a clinical social worker
licensed under the laws of this State may, without examination, be granted
registration as a licensed clinical professional counselor by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23.)
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