SB 22-077

Senate Bill 22-077, also known as the Interstate Licensed Professional Counselor Compact, allows licensed professional counselors from any participating state to provide counseling services and telehealth services in Colorado without needing a separate license here. This means that if you're a counselor licensed in another compact state, you can offer your services to Coloradans even if you don't have a Colorado-specific license. The bill also sets up rules for how the state will manage this new system and includes funding to help implement these changes. Since it has been signed into law, counselors from other member states can now start offering their services in Colorado under this compact.

Official Summary

The act enacts the "Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact", which, once effective, will allow licensed professional counselors in any state that has joined the compact (member state) to provide: Licensed professional counselor services in each member state under a privilege to practice; and Telehealth services in each member state under a privilege to practice. The act authorizes the state board of licensed professional counselor examiners (board) to promulgate rules and to facilitate Colorado's participation in the compact, including notification to the Counseling Compact Commission (commission) established by the compact of any adverse action taken by the board against a Colorado licensed professional counselor. The commission includes a delegate from each member state and has the powers and duties set forth in the act. The compact becomes effective on the date the compact is enacted in the tenth member state. The act appropriates $104,538 to the department of regulatory agencies from the division of professions and occupations cash fund for use by the division of professions and occupations to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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