(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.