(225 ILCS 107/70)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
Sec. 70.
Endorsement.
The Department may issue a license as a licensed
professional counselor or licensed clinical professional counselor, without the
required examination, to (i) an applicant licensed under the laws of another
state or United States jurisdiction whose standards in the opinion of the
Department, were substantially equivalent at the date of his or her licensure
in the other jurisdiction to the requirements of this Act or (ii) any person
who, at the time of licensure, possessed individual qualifications which were
substantially equivalent to the requirements of this Act. Such an applicant
shall pay all of the required fees.
Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to complete the
application process. If the process has not been completed within 3
years, the application shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the
applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication.
(Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1269.)
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