§ 25-42.5-1-2 — Policy objectives

Indiana § 25-42.5-1-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 42.5: PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS LICENSURE
• Ch. 1: Purpose

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This compact is designed to achieve the
following objectives:
(1) Increase public access to professional counseling services by
providing for the mutual recognition of other member state
licenses.
(2) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and
safety.
(3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating
multistate practice for licensed professional counselors.
(4) Support spouses of relocating active duty military personnel.
(5) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and
disciplinary information among member states.
(6) Allow for the use of telehealth technology to facilitate
increased access to professional counseling services.
(7) Support the uniformity of professional counseling licensure
requirements throughout the states to promote public safety and
public health benefits.
(8) Invest all member states with the authority to hold a licensed
professional counselor accountable for meeting all state practice
laws in the state in which the client is located at the time care is
rendered through the mutual recognition of member state licenses.
(9) Eliminate the necessity for licenses in multiple states.
(10) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by licensed
professional counselors who meet uniform licensure
requirements.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2023, SEC.2.