PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 576

counselor or, a certified professional counselor-marriage and family therapist
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG, CERTIFIED
ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG, OR CERTIFIED SUPERVISED
COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG.

17-301.

(a)     An individual shall be certified as a professional counselor or licensed
professional counselor-marriage and family therapist by the Board before the individual
may:

(1)     Use the title "certified professional counselor";

(2)     Use the initials "C.P.C." after the name of the individual; or

(3)     Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a professional
counselor.

(b)     An individual shall be certified as a professional counselor-marriage and
family therapist by the Board before the individual may:

(1)     Use the title "certified professional counselor-marriage and family
therapist";

(2)     Use the initials "C.P.C.-M.F.T." after the name of the individual; or

(3)     Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a certified
professional counselor-marriage and family therapist.

(C) (1) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A CERTIFIED
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR-DRUG AND ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST
BY THE BOARD BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL MAY:

(I) USE THE TITLE "CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR-DRUG
AND ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST';

(II) USE THE INITIALS "C.P.C.-D.A.T." "C.P.C.-A.D." AFTER THE NAME
OF THE INDIVIDUAL; OR

(III) REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS
CERTIFIED AS A CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR-DRUG AND ALCOHOL
ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST.

(2) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE
COUNSELOR-DRUG AND ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST BY THE BOARD
BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL MAY:

(I)      USE THE TITLE "CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR-DRUG
AND ALCOHOL ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPIST';

(II)     USE THE INITIALS "C.C.-D.A.T." "C.A.C.-AD." AFTER THE NAME
OF THE INDIVIDUAL; OR

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