(a) The Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy shall:

1. (1) establish by rule appropriate techniques, including examinations and other methods, for determining whether applicants and licensees are qualified under sections 148B.50 to 148B.593;
2. (2) establish by rule standards for professional conduct, including adoption of a Code of Professional Ethics and requirements for continuing education and supervision;
3. (3) issue licenses to individuals qualified under sections 148B.50 to 148B.593;
4. (4) establish by rule standards for initial education including coursework for licensure and content of professional education;
5. (5) establish by rule procedures, including a standard disciplinary process, to assess whether individuals licensed as licensed professional counselors comply with the board's rules;
6. (6) establish, maintain, and publish annually a register of current licensees and approved supervisors;
7. (7) establish initial and renewal application and examination fees sufficient to cover operating expenses of the board and its agents;
8. (8) educate the public about the existence and content of the laws and rules for licensed professional counselors to enable consumers to file complaints against licensees who may have violated the rules;
9. (9) establish rules and regulations pertaining to treatment for impaired practitioners; and
10. (10) periodically evaluate its rules in order to refine the standards for licensing professional counselors and to improve the methods used to enforce the board's standards.