2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 43 - Mental Health
Part 6 - Licensed Professional Counselors
§ 12-43-604. Rights and privileges of licensure

CO Rev Stat ยง 12-43-604 (2016) What's This?

(1) Any person who possesses a valid, unsuspended, and unrevoked license as a licensed professional counselor has the right to use the title for which he or she is licensed pursuant to section 12-43-603. A licensed professional counselor licensed pursuant to section 12-43-603 has the right to use the abbreviation "LPC". No other person shall assume this title or use this abbreviation on any work or letter, sign, figure, or device to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed professional counselor.

(2) Any person duly licensed as a licensed professional counselor is not required to obtain any other license or certification to practice professional counseling unless otherwise required by the board of licensed professional counselor examiners.

(3) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent members of other professions licensed under the laws of this state from rendering services within the scope of practice as set out in the statutes regulating their professional practices, provided that they do not represent themselves to be professional counselors, or their services as professional counseling.

(4) Nothing in this part 6 prevents the practice of psychotherapy by persons registered with the state board of registered psychotherapists pursuant to section 12-43-702.5.

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