32-3274. Licensure by endorsement
A. The board may issue a license by endorsement to a person in that person's behavioral health discipline if the person is licensed or certified by the regulatory agency of one or more other states or federal jurisdictions at a substantially equivalent or higher practice level as determined by the board, pays the fee prescribed by the board and meets all of the following requirements:
1. The person is currently licensed or certified in behavioral health by the regulatory agency of one or more other states or federal jurisdictions and each license or certification is current and in good standing.
2. The person has been licensed or certified for at least three years in one or more jurisdictions in the discipline and practice level for which an application is submitted. The practice level of the jurisdictions must be substantially equivalent, as determined by the board, to the practice level for which the application is submitted.
3. The person meets the basic requirements for licensure prescribed by section 32-3275.
4. The person submits to the board all of the following:
(a) A listing of every jurisdiction in the United States in which the person has been licensed or certified in the practice of behavioral health and any disciplinary action taken by any regulatory agency or any instance in which a license has been surrendered in lieu of discipline.
(b) Verification of licensure or certification from every jurisdiction in which the person is licensed or certified for the discipline and practice level for which the person applies.
(c) Any other procedural application requirements adopted by the board in rule.
B. In addition to the requirements of subsection A of this section, a person seeking license by endorsement for the following practice levels must have earned a master's or higher degree in the applicable field of practice granted by a regionally accredited college or university:
1. Licensed clinical social worker.
2. Licensed professional counselor.
3. Licensed marriage and family therapist.
4. Licensed independent substance abuse counselor.
C. Except for licenses by endorsement issued in the practice levels prescribed in subsection B of this section, a person issued a license pursuant to this section shall practice behavioral health only under the direct supervision of a licensee.
D. The board by rule may prescribe a procedure to issue licenses pursuant to this section.
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