{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1281.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1281.04","heading":"Privilege to practice.","body":"(a)\nTo exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the Licensee shall:\n(1)\nHold a license in the home state;\n(2)\nHave a valid United States Social Security number or National Practitioner Identifier;\n(3)\nBe eligible for a privilege to practice in any member state in accordance with subsections (d), (g), and (h) of this section;\n(4)\nHave not had any encumbrance or restriction against any license or privilege to practice within the previous 2 years;\n(5)\nNotify the Commission that the licensee is seeking the privilege to practice within a remote state;\n(6)\nPay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the privilege to practice;\n(7)\nMeet any continuing competence or continuing education requirements established by the home state;\n(8)\nMeet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state in which the licensee is seeking a privilege to practice; and\n(9)\nReport to the Commission any adverse action, encumbrance, or restriction on a license taken by any non-member state within 30 days from the date the action is taken.\n\n(b)\nThe privilege to practice is valid until the expiration date of the home state license; provided, that the licensee shall comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to maintain the privilege to practice in the remote state.\n\n(c)\nA licensee providing professional counseling in a remote state under the privilege to practice shall adhere to the laws and regulations of the remote state.\n\n(d)\nA licensee providing professional counseling services in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, remove a licensee's privilege to practice in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, or take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee may be ineligible for a privilege to practice in any member state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid.\n\n(e)\nIf a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the privilege to practice in any remote state until the following occurs:\n(1)\nThe home state license is no longer encumbered; and\n(2)\nHave not had any encumbrance or restriction against any license or privilege to practice within the previous 2 years.\n\n(f)\nOnce an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing, the licensee shall meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section to obtain a privilege to practice in any remote state.\n\n(g)\nIf a licensee's privilege to practice in any remote state is removed, the individual may lose the privilege to practice in all other remote states until the following occur:\n(1)\nThe specific period of time for which the privilege to practice was removed has ended;\n(2)\nAll fines have been paid; and\n(3)\nHave not had any encumbrance or restriction against any license or privilege to practice within the previous 2 years.\n\n(h)\nOnce the requirements of subsection (g) of this section have been met, the licensee shall meet the requirements in subsection (a) of this section to obtain a privilege to practice in a remote state.","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/3-1281.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c8fc64beeee71a1d764683f60a5907c549f0d2c8736dd251fe2bb8d7a03885a5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1281.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1281.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}