I. To exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall:
- (a) Hold a license in the home state;
- (b) Have a valid United States social security number or national practitioner identifier;
- (c) Be eligible for a privilege to practice in any member state in accordance with paragraphs IV, VII, and VIII of this section;
- (d) Have not had any encumbrance or restriction against any license or privilege to practice within the previous 2 years;
- (e) Notify the commission that the licensee is seeking the privilege to practice within a remote state(s);
- (f) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the privilege to practice;
- (g) Meet any continuing competence or education requirements established by the home state;
- (h) Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state(s) in which the licensee is seeking a privilege to practice; and
- (i) Report to the commission any adverse action, encumbrance, or restriction on license taken by any non-member state within 30 days from the date the action is taken.
- II. The privilege to practice is valid until the expiration date of the home state license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of paragraph I of this section to maintain the privilege to practice in the remote state.
- III. A licensee providing professional counseling in a remote state under the privilege to practice shall adhere to the laws and regulations of the remote state.
- IV. A licensee providing professional counseling services in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, remove a licensee's privilege to practice in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and/or take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee may be ineligible for a privilege to practice in any member state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid.
V. If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the privilege to practice in any remote state until the following occur:
- (a) The home state license is no longer encumbered; and
- (b) The licensee has not had any encumbrance or restriction against any license or privilege to practice within the previous 2 years.
- VI. Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of paragraph I of this section to obtain a privilege to practice in any remote state.
VII. If a licensee's privilege to practice in any remote state is removed, the individual may lose the privilege to practice in all other remote states until the following occur:
- (a) The specific period of time for which the privilege to practice was removed has ended;
- (b) All fines have been paid; and
- (c) The licensee has not had any encumbrance or restriction against any license or privilege to practice within the previous 2 years.
- VIII. Once the requirements of paragraph VII of this section have been met, the licensee must meet the requirements of paragraph I of this section to obtain a privilege to practice in a remote state.
Source. 2022, 277:2, eff. June 24, 2022.