Section Mhp 305.03 - Practical Experience for Mental Health Counselors(a) Applicants shall have completed at least 2 years of post-master's or doctoral supervised clinical work experience in a mental health setting.(b) A year of supervised clinical work experience shall not be less than 1500 hours, which have been completed within not less than 12 months and not more than 24 consecutive months.(c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) above, an applicant holding a current MLADC license issued by the board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals may under RSA 330-A, III, substitute their experience as an MLADC for up to 1500 hours of the work experience requirement under (a)(1) above and shall be permitted to substitute up to 50 face-to-face supervision hours under (a)(2) above.(d) The supervision shall have provided for a minimum of one hour per week of individual face-to-face supervision between the supervisor and the applicant for a total of 100 hours.(e) Acceptable clinical supervised experience shall require face-to-face contact with a supervisor who is responsible for the clinical development and guidance of the supervisee and is familiar with the supervisee's work and organizational setting.(f) Supervision shall be provided pursuant to Mhp 302.01(c).(g) The supervisor shall be licensed in the state where the supervision takes place.(h) Supervision shall occur on site where the applicant delivers services, at a mutually convenient and ethically appropriate site, or using a virtual HIPAA compliant platform.(i) Supervised experience shall not include class work, practicum, or internship experience or other course related experiences.(j) Supervisors shall not have a dual relationship with the supervisee such as a spouse, close relative, or therapist.(k) Independent private mental health practice shall not be considered acceptable supervised professional experience.(l) If the supervised professional experience was in a private practice, then the supervisee shall have a W-2 relationship with the site. A 1099 independent contractor relationship with the site shall not meet this requirement.N.H. Code Admin. R. Mhp 305.03
Derived From Volume XXXV Number 27, Filed July 9, 2015, Proposed by #10857, Effective 6/24/2015, Expires6/24/2025.Amended by Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13786, Effective 12/19/2023, Expires 12/19/2033 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Mhp 300).