12 AAC 62.110. Examination

(a) The written examination for a professional counselor licensed required under AS 08.29.110 (a)(4) is the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE), administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC). An applicant must obtain a passing score on the examination accepted by the board based on the determinations made by the NBCC.

(b) In lieu of the NCE, the board will accept passage of another nationally recognized examination for professional counselors that is equivalent to the NCE. The applicant must obtain verification of passage of the examination accepted by the board, sent directly to the board by the administrator of the examination.

(c) An applicant approved to sit for the examination under 12 AAC 62.100(c) who fails the examination may be reexamined at the next scheduled examination, if the applicant submits to the department a written request for reexamination and the examination fee established in 12 AAC 02.325 at least 90 days before the scheduled date of the examination.

(d) Except as provided in 12 AAC 62.100(e) , an applicant who has passed an examination specified in (a) or (b) of this section must retake the examination if the applicant has not been issued an initial license within three years of passing the examination.

History: Eff. 10/30/99, Register 152; am 12/5/2002, Register 164; am 4/19/2003, Register 166

Authority: AS 08.29.020

AS 08.29.110

Editor's note: To obtain information regarding the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification (NCE) described in 12 AAC 62.110, contact the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., 3 Terrace Way, Suite D, Greensboro, North Carolina 27403-3660; Phone: (336) 547-0607; e-mail: nbcc@nbcc.org.

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