32-3274. Reciprocity

A. The board may issue a reciprocal license to a person in that person's particular behavioral health profession if the person is licensed or certified by another state regulatory agency at an 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 another state regulatory agency and the license or certification is current and in good standing.

2. The person has been licensed or certified in the discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the board for a minimum of five years.

3. The person was engaged in the practice of behavioral health in the state issuing the license or certification used by the person to qualify for a reciprocal license pursuant to this section for a minimum of six thousand hours during the five years before applying for reciprocal licensure.

4. There were minimum education, work experience and clinical supervision requirements in effect at the time the person was licensed or certified by the other state regulatory agency and the licensing or certifying state agency verifies that the person met those requirements in order to be licensed or certified in the other state.

5. The person passed an examination required for the license sought pursuant to article 5, 6, 7 or 8 of this chapter.

6. The person meets the basic requirements for licensure prescribed by section 32-3275.

7. The person meets any other requirements prescribed by the board.

B. A person issued a license pursuant to this section shall practice behavioral health only under the direct supervision of a licensee.

C. A person issued a reciprocal license pursuant to this section may apply for a regular license if the person meets all of the following requirements:

1. The person has completed a minimum of one thousand six hundred hours of supervised work experience in the practice of behavioral health in this state within at least twelve months after issuance of the reciprocal license.

2. During the supervised work experience period required in paragraph 1 of this subsection, the person receives at least fifty hours of qualifying clinical supervision as determined by the board.

3. The person demonstrates competency to practice behavioral health as determined by the board.

D. The board by rule may prescribe a procedure to issue licenses pursuant to this section.

32-3274. Reciprocity

A. The board may issue a reciprocal license to a person in that person's particular behavioral health profession if the person is licensed or certified by another state regulatory agency at an 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 another state regulatory agency and the license or certification is current and in good standing.

2. The person has been licensed or certified in the discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the board for a minimum of five years.

3. The person was engaged in the practice of behavioral health in the state issuing the license or certification used by the person to qualify for a reciprocal license pursuant to this section for a minimum of six thousand hours during the five years before applying for reciprocal licensure.

4. There were minimum education, work experience and clinical supervision requirements in effect at the time the person was licensed or certified by the other state regulatory agency and the licensing or certifying state agency verifies that the person met those requirements in order to be licensed or certified in the other state.

5. The person passed an examination required for the license sought pursuant to article 5, 6, 7 or 8 of this chapter.

6. The person meets the basic requirements for licensure prescribed by section 32-3275.

7. The person meets any other requirements prescribed by the board.

B. A person issued a license pursuant to this section shall practice behavioral health only under the direct supervision of a licensee.

C. A person issued a reciprocal license pursuant to this section may apply for a regular license if the person meets all of the following requirements:

1. The person has completed a minimum of one thousand six hundred hours of supervised work experience in the practice of behavioral health in this state within at least twelve months after issuance of the reciprocal license.

2. During the supervised work experience period required in paragraph 1 of this subsection, the person receives at least fifty hours of qualifying clinical supervision as determined by the board.

3. The person demonstrates competency to practice behavioral health as determined by the board.

D. The board by rule may prescribe a procedure to issue licenses pursuant to this section.