(a)    The Board may adopt regulations to allow an individual to practice under clinical supervision as a licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed graduate marriage and family therapist, a licensed graduate professional counselor, or a licensed graduate professional art therapist.

(b)    To qualify to practice as a licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed graduate marriage and family therapist, a licensed graduate professional counselor, or a licensed graduate professional art therapist, an individual shall be:

(1)    Of good moral character; and

(2)    At least 18 years old.

(c)    An individual may practice graduate alcohol and drug counseling under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:

(1)    At a minimum, a master’s or doctoral degree in a health and human services counseling field from a regionally accredited educational institution;

(2)    A minimum of 27 semester credit hours or 41 quarter credit hours in alcohol and drug counselor training, including:

(i)    A 3 semester credit hour or 5 quarter credit hour course taken at a regionally accredited educational institution in each of the following:

1.    Medical aspects of chemical dependency;

2.    Addictions treatment delivery;

3.    Ethics that includes alcohol and drug counseling issues;

4.    Abnormal psychology;

5.    Group counseling; and

6.    Individual counseling; and

(ii)    Any three of the following 3 semester credit hour or 5 quarter credit hour courses taken at a regionally accredited educational institution:

1.    Family counseling;

2.    Theories of counseling;

3.    Human development;

4.    Topics in substance–related and addictive disorders; and

5.    Treatment of co–occurring disorders; and

(3)    Passed:

(i)    A national alcohol and drug counselor examination approved by the Board; and

(ii)    The law examination on this title administered by the Board.

(d)    An individual may practice graduate marriage and family therapy under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:

(1)    A master’s or doctoral degree in a marriage and family field that meets the educational requirements of § 17–303 of this subtitle; and

(2)    Passed the National Marriage and Family Therapy Examination approved by the Board.

(e)    An individual may practice graduate professional counseling under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has:

(1)    A master’s or doctoral degree in a professional counseling field that meets the educational requirements of § 17–304 of this subtitle; and

(2)    Passed the National Professional Counselor Examination approved by the Board.

(f)    An individual may practice graduate professional art therapy under supervision for a limited period of time if the individual has a master’s or doctoral degree in art therapy that meets the educational requirements of § 17–304.1 of this subtitle.

(g)    An individual may not practice without approval by the Board.