Ind. Admin. Code tit. 839, r. 1-2-1 – Application by examination

Sec. 1. (a) An applicant for licensure as a social worker, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist associate, addiction counselor, clinical addiction counselor, mental health counselor, or mental health counselor associate shall:

(1) make application in writing on forms provided by the board; and
(2) furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the qualifying requirements have been met as provided for in the state licensing statutes and 839 IAC 1-3 through 839 IAC 1-5.5.

(b) Applicants for licensure as a social worker shall be required to pass the intermediate level of the national examination as provided by the Association of Social Work Boards.

(c) Applicants for licensure as a clinical social worker shall be required to pass the clinical level of the national examination as provided by the Association of Social Work Boards.

(d) Applicants for licensure as a marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapist associate shall be required to pass the national examination as provided by the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards.

(e) Applicants for licensure as a mental health counselor shall be required to pass the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination as provided by the National Board for Certified Counselors.

(f) Applicants for licensure as a mental health counselor associate shall be required to pass the examination provided for mental health counselor associates by a testing service selected by the board.

(g) Applicants for licensure as an addiction counselor shall be required to pass an examination provided for addiction counselors by a testing service selected by the board.

(h) Applicants for licensure as a clinical addiction counselor shall be required to pass an examination provided for clinical addiction counselors by a testing service selected by the board.

(i) All applications for the LSW and LCSW examination must be complete in every respect, including accompanying data and the required fee.

(j) All applications for the LMHC, LMHCA, LMFT, LMFTA, LAC, and LCAC examination must be complete in every respect, including accompanying data and the required fee, and filed with the board at least ninety (90) days prior to the examination for which application is being made.

(Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board; 839 IAC 1-2-1; filed Jul 1, 1992, 12:00 p.m.: 15 IR 2456; filed Dec 29, 1998, 10:57 a.m.: 22 IR 1504; readopted filed Dec 2, 2001, 12:30 p.m.: 25 IR 1308; readopted filed Sep 26, 2008, 10:50 a.m.: 20081015-IR-839080337RFA; filed Jun 29, 2011, 9:12 a.m.: 20110727-IR-839090811FRA; filed Aug 1, 2012, 11:01 a.m.: 20120829-IR-839110676FRA; readopted filed Nov 29, 2018, 10:34 a.m.: 20181226-IR-839180402RFA; readopted filed Jun 24, 2024, 3:49 p.m.: 20240724-IR-839230815RFA)