{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1202.13","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1202.13","heading":"Board of Professional Counseling.","body":"(a)\nThere is established a Board of Professional Counseling to consist of 5 members appointed by the Mayor; except, that from July 19, 2024, the Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.\n\n(b)\nThe Board shall regulate the practices of professional counseling, professional art therapy, addiction counseling, dance therapy, and marriage and family therapy.\n\n(c)\nMembers of the Board shall serve a 3-year term. Of the members first appointed to the Board, one member shall be appointed to a one-year term, 2 members shall be appointed to a 2-year term, and 2 members shall be appointed to a 3-year term.\n\n(d)\nOf the members of the Board, 2 shall be professional counselors licensed in the District, one shall be an educator engaged in teaching counseling, one shall be a professional art therapist, one shall be a consumer member, and one shall have at least 5 years of experience in the field of addiction counseling; except, that from July 19, 2024, of the members of the Board:\n(1)\nThree shall be professional counselors licensed in the District;\n(2)\nOne shall be a professional art therapist licensed in the District;\n(3)\nOne shall be a marriage and family therapist licensed in the District;\n(4)\nOne shall be a professional counselor, a professional art therapist, a marriage and family therapist, or an addiction counselor licensed or certified in the District; and\n(5)\nOne shall be a consumer member; provided further, that of the members who are licensed professional counselors, one shall be an educator engaged in teaching counseling and one shall have at least 3 years of experience in the field of addiction counseling.","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 12. Health Occupations Boards.","Subchapter II. Establishment of Health Occupation Boards and Advisory Committees; Membership; Terms."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-1202.13","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"24474cfc24370349112e7bd91481eeac5fa95bbb696fe80e3b21d8c8310b09b8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1202.12","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1202.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}