{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-349.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-349.1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The 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 patient or 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. This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:\n(1)\tIncrease public access to professional counseling services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses.\n(2)\tEnhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety.\n(3)\tEncourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate licensed professional counselors.\n(4)\tSupport spouses of relocating active duty military personnel.\n(5)\tEnhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information among member states.\n(6)\tFacilitate the use of telehealth technology in order to increase access to professional counseling services.\n(7)\tSupport the uniformity of professional counseling licensure requirements throughout the states to promote public safety and public health benefits.\n(8)\tInvest 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)\tEliminate the necessity for licenses in multiple states.\n(10)\tProvide opportunities for interstate practice by licensed professional counselors who meet uniform licensure requirements. (2022-52, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 24A. Professional Counseling Licensure Compact."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-349.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"fc66f381de6acc79f70b98716537c74db7f4fd4dc3d4bc0dfe34012935479b8d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-349","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-349.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}