1. (1) Under Subsections 58-60-102(3) and (7), 58-60-205(1)(d) and (e), 58-60-305(1)(d) and (e), 58-60-405(1)(d) and (e), and 58-60-506(1)(e) and (f), an applicant shall submit proof that the direct clinical supervision and direct client care hours were obtained as follows:

   1. (a)(i) in Utah while providing clinical mental health services;

      1. (ii) in a state, district, or territory of the United States while providing clinical mental health services if legally obtained under the current law of that state, territory, or district; or

      2. (iii) internationally if:

         1. (A) while the applicant obtained the supervision hours, the license was in a regulated mental health profession, active, and in good standing; or
         2. (B) the applicant was unlicensed, with proof that the applicant's supervision hours were legally obtained as a mental health professional;
   2. (b) in a public agency or private clinic;
   3. (c) after the applicant received a master's or doctoral degree in mental health; and
   4. (d) while the applicant holds an active Utah associate or CSW license, or the out-of-state equivalent.
2. (2) An applicant who is exempt from licensure under Subsection 58-1-307(1)(a) or (j) may obtain supervision hours while exempt from licensure.
3. (3) An applicant who is exempt from licensure under Subsection 58-1-307(1)(b) or (c) may not obtain supervision hours while exempt from licensure.

KEY: licensing, social worker, therapist, marriage and family therapist, counselor, mental health, clinical mental health counselor, substance use disorder counselor, master addiction counselor, behavioral health coach, behavioral health technician

Date of Last Change: May 26, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a); 58-60-201; 58-60-301; 58-60-401; 58-60-501