N.M. Admin. Code § 16.27.4.9

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 16.27.4.9 - APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION: AS A PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR (LPCC) MUST POSSESS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WITH THE APPLICATION

A. Age requirement. Be at least 21 years of age.

B. Applicant must sign a statement provided in the application indicating the applicant has read the code of ethics and agrees to be bound and governed by the code of ethics.

C. Education requirement. Hold a master's or doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling-related field from an accredited institution. Applicants who hold a degree in a related-field must complete attachment E. The board may request syllabi as needed to clarify course content.

D. Applicants must have a masters or doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling-related field and a total of no less than 48 graduate semester hours or 72 quarter graduate hours in the mental health clinical core curriculum as defined in 16.27.2 NMAC. The hours must be acquired as a part of a master's or doctoral degree, or acquired as additional graduate education to complete the required clinical core curriculum hours.

E. Experience requirements.

(1) A minimum of two years' postgraduate professional clinical counseling experience.

(2) Evidence of having participated in a total of 3,000 hours of postgraduate clinical client contact and 100 hours of appropriate face to face postgraduate supervision. Up to 1,000 clinical client contact hours may be from the applicant's internship or practicum. Credit is automatically awarded by board staff based on the number of semester or quarter hours in practicum and internship listed on official transcripts. This credit should not be included on the attachment B form used for verifying postgraduate experience.

F. Application fee of $75.00 as provided for in Part 17.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.27.4.9

16.27.4.9 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 16.27.4.8, 6-15-01; A, 7-1-04; A, 2-10-06; A, 11-19-07, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 22, November 30, 2021, eff. 11/30/2021, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 01, January 18, 2023, eff. 1/18/2023