Requirements for licensure

A professional counselor licensed under this part and designated as a mental health service provider must have: (1) Completed coursework specifically related to the diagnosis, treatment, appraisal, and assessment of mental disorders; and (2) Completed two (2) years of postgraduate supervised experience required for licensure in a clinical setting that provides substantial opportunities to diagnose, treat, appraise, and assess mental disorders. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 1, eff. 1/1/2023. Acts 1995, ch. 318, § 7. A professional counselor licensed under this part and designated as a mental health service provider must have: (1) Completed coursework specifically related to the diagnosis, treatment, appraisal, and assessment of mental disorders; and (2) Completed two (2) years of postgraduate supervised experience required for licensure in a clinical setting that provides substantial opportunities to diagnose, treat, appraise, and assess mental disorders. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 1, eff. 1/1/2023. Acts 1995, ch. 318, § 7.