Section 17-508 - Surrender of license or certificate.
§ 17-508. Surrender of license or certificate.
(a) "Regulated counselor or therapist" defined.- In this section, "regulated counselor or therapist" means:
(1) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor;
(2) A licensed clinical marriage and family therapist;
(3) A licensed clinical professional counselor;
(4) A licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor;
(5) A licensed graduate marriage and family therapist;
(6) A licensed graduate professional counselor;
(7) A certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug counselor;
(8) A certified associate counselor-alcohol and drug counselor;
(9) A certified supervised counselor-alcohol and drug counselor;
(10) A certified professional counselor-marriage and family therapist; and
(11) A certified professional counselor.
(b) In general.- Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of a license or certificate, while the licensee or certificate holder is under investigation or while charges are pending against the licensee or certificate holder, a regulated counselor or therapist may not:
(1) Surrender the license or certificate; or
(2) Allow the license or certificate to lapse by operation of law.
(c) Conditions for accepting surrender of license or certificate.- The Board may set conditions on its agreement with the regulated counselor or therapist under investigation or against whom charges are pending to accept surrender of the license or certificate.
[2008, ch. 505, § 2.]