9105.1 The Board may deem a Master's degree program not accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) as substantially equivalent to a CACREP-accredited program pursuant to § 9103.1(b) if the program also includes supervised practicum or internship comparable to a CACREP-accredited program.

9105.2 RESERVED.

9105.3 RESERVED.

9105.4 RESERVED.

9105.5 RESERVED.

9105.6 RESERVED.

9105.7 A graduate professional counselor under supervision shall identify himself or herself as such at all times when practicing professional counseling.

9105.8 A supervisor or supervisee shall within two (2) weeks of commencing supervision submit to the Board a supervised practice form which supplies the Board with the following information:

1. (a) The supervisor's name, address, state of licensure, and license number;
2. (b) The supervisee's name;
3. (c) The expected period of supervision (start and ending dates); and
4. (d) The nature and location of the supervision.

9105.9 Only a licensed professional counselor may engage in independent practice. A graduate professional counselor shall not engage in independent practice. For purposes of the section "independent practice" means:

1. (a) Rendering counseling services on his or her own responsibility, free of the administrative and professional control of an employer or clinical supervisor;
2. (b) Directly collecting fees from a client, or his or her representative, as the payor, for services rendered where the counselor is the payee; or
3. (c) Maintaining an office or office space at his or her own expense with

advertising to the public that conveys information or the idea that the counselor is not affiliated with a licensed health professional who provides supervision.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 6819 (July 4, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 12530 (September 18, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 012278 (November 19, 2021).