The Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselors Advisory Board consists of members. 2. State Commissioner of Health with the advice and consent of the State Board of Health: The Oklahoma LPC Advisory board members are appo
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The Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselors Advisory Board consists of members. 2. State Commissioner of Health with the advice and consent of the State Board of Health: The Oklahoma LPC Advisory board members are appointed by . 3. 5: of the members of the board are Licensed Professional Counselors. 4. 2: of the members of the board are lay persons. 5. 4: Licensed Professional Counselors Advisory Board members are appointed for a year term. 6. 30: Vacancies occurring in the Advisory Board shall be filled for the UN-expired term by appointment of the Commissioner with the advice and consent of the Board from a list of qualified candidates submitted within days of such vacancy. 7. 3: Advisory Board members shall be ineligible for reappointment for a period of following completion of their term. 8. 4: The Advisory Board shall hold at least regular meetings each year. 9. 4: members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum. 10. A chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary.: The advisory Board shall elect annu- ally the following officers: 11. 60: An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed professional counselor shall have: 1. Successfully completed at least graduate semester hours (ninety (90) graduate quarter hours) of counseling-related course work. 12. 1: The applicant shall have no less than year of supervised full-time experience in counseling 13. 2: The Commissioner shall preserve answers to any examination, and the applicant's performance on each section, as part the records of the Department for a period of years following the date of the examination. 14. 24: Each initial license issued pursuant to the Licensed Professional Coun- selors Act shall expire months from the date of issuance unless revoked 15. criminal acts or violation of any law.: No information shall be treated as privileged and there shall be no privileges created by the Licensed Professional Counselors Act as to any information acquired by the person licensed pursuant to the Licensed Professional Counselors Act when such information pertains to 16. civil, criminal or disciplinary action: If the licensed professional counselor is a party to a arising from such therapy, in which case any waiver of the privilege accorded by this section shall be limited to that action. 17. 100: Any person who practices counseling (without license), upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imposition of a fine of not less than nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense and in addition may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed six (6) months in the county jail or by both such fine and imprisonment. 18. 1. Been convicted of a felony; 2. Been convicted of a misdemeanor determined to be such a nature as to render the person convicted unfit to practice counseling; 3. Engaged in fraud or deceit in connection with services rendered or in establishing needed qualifications to the provisions of the act; 4. Knowingly aided or abetted a person not licensed pursuant to these provisions in representing himself as a licensed professional counselor in this state; 5. Engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the Board; 6. Engaging in negligence or wrongful actions in the performance of his duties; or 7. Misrepresented any information required in obtaining a license.: The De- partment, may deny, revoke suspend or place on probation any license or specialty designation issued pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Professional Coun- selors Act to a licensed professional counselor, if the person has 19. 15: If the Department determines that a felony conviction of an applicant renders the convicted applicant unfit to practice counseling, the Commissioner shall provide notice and opportunity to the applicant, by certified mail at the last known address, for an administrative hearing to contest such determination before the Department may deny the application. The request shall be made by the applicant within days of receipt of the notice. 20. 10,000: The maximum administrative penalty shall not exceed $ . 21. federal, state, or local governmental agencies: All licensed professional counselors, except those employed by , shall, prior to the performance of service, furnish the client with a copy of the Statement of Professional Disclosure as promulgated by rule of the State Board of Health
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