Definitions

For the purposes of sections 20-195cc-1 to 20-195cc-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) "Active practice" means the treatment in Connecticut of one or more patients by a licensee during any given registration period; (2) "Certificate of completion" means a document issued to a participant by a provider which certifies that the participant has successfully completed a continuing education activity; (3) "Contact hour" means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education activity; (4) "Department" means the Department of Public Health; (5) "Face-to-face instruction" means in-person, live instruction which a participant physically attends, either individually or as a part of a group of participants; (6) "Home study program" means continuing education activities, clearly related to maintaining skills necessary for the safe and competent practice of professional counseling that require the successful completion of a proficiency examination and are sponsored, endorsed or approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors, the American Counseling Association, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, the National Association of Social Workers, the Association of Social Work Boards, the American Psychological Association, or their affiliates, a regionally accredited academic institution, the Connecticut Department of Education or the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services; (7) "Licensee" means a professional counselor licensed pursuant to section 20-195cc of the Connecticut General Statutes; (8) "License renewal due date" means the last day of the month of the licensee's date of birth; (9) "Participant" means a licensee who successfully completes a continuing education activity; (10) "Provider" means the individual educator or sponsoring organization conducting a continuing education activity; and (11) "Registration period" means the one-year period for which a license has been renewed in accordance with section 19a-88 of the Connecticut General Statutes and is current and valid.