Colorado § 12-245-605 Rights and privileges of licensure - title

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-245-605 — Rights and privileges of licensure - title

Colorado § 12-245-605

Title 12Professions

Art.Mental Health

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-245-605 (2026).

Text

(1)Any person who possesses a valid, unsuspended, and unrevoked license as a licensed professional counselor has the right to use the title for which the person is licensed pursuant to section 12-245-604. A licensed professional counselor licensed pursuant to section 12-245-604 has the right to use the abbreviation LPC. No other person shall assume this title or use this abbreviation on any work or letter, sign, figure, or device to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed professional counselor.

(2)Any person duly licensed as a licensed professional counselor is not required to obtain any other license or certification to practice professional counseling unless otherwise required by the state board of licensed professional counselor examiners.

(3)Nothing in thi

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(1) Any person who
possesses a valid, unsuspended, and unrevoked license as a licensed professional
counselor has the right to use the title for which the person is licensed pursuant to
section 12-245-604. A licensed professional counselor licensed pursuant to section
12-245-604 has the right to use the abbreviation LPC. No other person shall
assume this title or use this abbreviation on any work or letter, sign, figure, or
device to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed professional
counselor.

(2) Any person duly licensed as a licensed professional counselor is not
required to obtain any other license or certification to practice professional
counseling unless otherwise required by the state board of licensed professional
counselor examiners.

(3) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent members of other
professions licensed under the laws of this state from rendering services within the
scope of practice as set out in the statutes regulating their professional practices,
if they do not represent themselves to be professional counselors, or their services
as professional counseling.

(4) Nothing in this part 6 prevents the practice of psychotherapy by persons
registered with the state board of unlicensed psychotherapists pursuant to section
12-245-703.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1286, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (4) amended, (HB 20-1206), ch. 304, p. 1549, � 61, effective July 14.