Maryland Health Occupations Section 17-301

      (a)      An individual shall be certified as a professional counselor or licensed professional counselor-marriage and family therapist by the Board before the individual may:

            (1)      Use the title "certified professional counselor";

            (2)      Use the initials "C.P.C." after the name of the individual; or

            (3)      Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a professional counselor.

      (b)      An individual shall be certified as a professional counselor-marriage and family therapist by the Board before the individual may:

            (1)      Use the title "certified professional counselor-marriage and family therapist";

            (2)      Use the initials "C.P.C.-M.F.T." after the name of the individual; or

            (3)      Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a certified professional counselor-marriage and family therapist.

      (c)      (1)      An individual shall be certified as a certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug by the Board before the individual may:

                  (i)      Use the title "certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug";

                  (ii)      Use the initials "C.P.C.-A.D." after the name of the individual; or

                  (iii)      Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug.

            (2)      An individual shall be certified as a certified associate counselor-alcohol and drug by the Board before the individual may:

                  (i)      Use the title "certified associate counselor-alcohol and drug";

                  (ii)      Use the initials "C.A.C.-A.D." after the name of the individual; or

                  (iii)      Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a certified associate counselor-alcohol and drug.

            (3)      An individual shall be certified as a certified supervised counselor-alcohol and drug by the Board before the individual may:

                  (i)      Use the title "certified supervised counselor-alcohol and drug";

                  (ii)      Use the initials "C.S.C.-A.D." after the name of the individual; or

                  (iii)      Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a certified supervised counselor-alcohol and drug.

      (d)      (1)      (i)      In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.

                  (ii)      "Approved alcohol and drug supervisor" means:

                        1.      A certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug;

                        2.      A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor; or

                        3.      A health care provider certified or licensed under the Health Occupations Article with documented expertise in alcohol and drug counseling, as approved by the Board.

                  (iii)      "Under the supervision of an approved alcohol and drug supervisor" means engaging in an ongoing process that includes direct, on-site, face-to-face, individual or group meetings with an approved alcohol and drug supervisor focused on quality of delivery of alcohol and drug counseling services and improvement of counseling skills for a minimum of 1 documented hour for each 40-hour work week but not less than 2 documented hours per month for less than a 40-hour work week.

            (2)      An individual may practice alcohol and drug counseling without certification for a limited period of time, as determined by the Board, if the individual is working as a trainee under the supervision of an approved alcohol and drug supervisor while fulfilling the experiential or course of study requirements under § 17-302.3, § 17-302.4, § 17-302.5, or § 17-3A-02 of this title.

            (3)      An individual may practice clinical alcohol and drug counseling without a license for a limited period of time, as determined by the Board, if the individual is working as a trainee under the supervision of an approved alcohol and drug supervisor while fulfilling the experiential or course of study requirements under § 17-302.3, § 17-302.4, § 17-302.5, or § 17-3A-02 of this title.