{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1281.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1281.01","heading":"Purpose.","body":"(a)\nThe purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of Licensed Professional Counselors with the goal of improving public access to professional counseling services.  The practice of professional counseling occurs in the state where the client is located at the time of the counseling services. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure.\n\n(b)\nThis Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:\n(1)\nIncrease public access to professional counseling services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;\n(2)\nEnhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety;\n(3)\nEncourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate practice for licensed professional counselors;\n(4)\nSupport spouses of relocating active duty military personnel;\n(5)\nEnhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information among member states;\n(6)\nAllow for the use of telehealth technology to facilitate increased access to professional counseling services;\n(7)\nSupport the uniformity of professional counseling licensure requirements throughout the states to promote public safety and public health benefits;\n(8)\nInvest 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;\n(9)\nEliminate the necessity for licenses in multiple states; and\n(10)\nProvide opportunities for interstate practice by licensed professional counselors who meet uniform licensure requirements.","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 12C. Counseling Compact Commission."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-1281.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1d4a1f1c9d0a8c1e271bd0c1c2b470a08355ab5edfd27544955668c4ffd5294a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1271.32","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1281.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}