(a)

1. (1) The Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling is responsible for the regulation of the titles and the practices of counseling and marriage and family therapy in the State of Arkansas.
2. (2) This includes examining the qualifications of the applicants and approving each for licensing, as well as revoking, suspending, and renewing licenses.

(b)

1. (1) In order to protect the citizens of Arkansas, obtaining an Arkansas license as a licensed professional counselor, licensed associate counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, or licensed associate marriage and family therapist is a prerequisite to offering, rendering, or delivering counseling services in Arkansas to individuals or groups located in Arkansas.
2. (2) The license requirement applies to traditional face-to-face counseling as well as to telemedicine.
3. (3) If a licensee offers services to clients in another state, the licensee is subject to laws of that state.