PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for application for licensure as a professional counselor.
- (1) An application for licensure shall be made on a form(s) provided by the Missouri Division of Professional Registration or the Committee for Professional Counselors, PO Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO 65102–1335, and may be obtained by calling (573) 751-0018, sending a fax to (573) 751-0735, or sending an e-mail to profcounselor@pr. mo.gov. The TDD number is (800) 735- 2996.
- (2) An application shall not be considered as officially filed with the committee unless it is typewritten or printed in black ink, signed, notarized, accompanied by all documents required by the committee to include finger- 20 CSR 2095-2
print cards and all applicable fees pursuant to 4 CSR 95-1.040(1)(A) and (F). The fee shall be in the form a cashier’s check, personal check, or money order.
- (A) A counselor-in-training or provisional licensed professional counselor may submit an application for licensure up to thirty (30) days in advance of completing the required hours and months of supervision. Applications received more than sixty (60) days in advance of completion of the required hours and months of supervision shall be rejected by the committee as untimely.
- (3) The completed application, including all supporting material required by the committee shall be received at least thirty (30) days before the next regularly scheduled meeting of the committee. Applications received less than thirty (30) days before the next regularly scheduled committee meeting may be reviewed at the committee’s discretion.
- (4) The applicant shall be informed in writing of the committee’s decision regarding the application for licensure.
AUTHORITY: sections 337.507, RSMo Supp. 2004 and 337.520, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 95-2.065. Original rule filed Dec. 1, 2004, effective June 30, 2005. Moved to 20 CSR 2095-2.065, effective Aug. 28, 2006.
*Original authority: 337.507, RSMo 1985, amended 1989, 2004 and 337.520, RSMo 1985, amended 1989, 1993, 1995.