Section 11.04. Reciprocal license.

  The professional counselor section shall grant a license as a professional counselor under s. 457.12 , Stats., to an applicant who pays the fee required by s. 440.05 (2) , Stats., and provides evidence of all of the following to the section:

(1)  The applicant has a current credential as a professional counselor or the substantial equivalent in good standing in another state or territory of the United States.

(2)  The requirements for the grant of the credential in the other state or territory of the United States are substantially equivalent to the requirements for the grant of a license under s. 457.12 , Stats.

(3)  The applicant has disclosed all discipline ever taken or currently pending against the applicant or any professional credential held by the applicant by any credentialing authority of any state or territory of the United States.

(4)  If the applicant has been convicted of a crime, or of a traffic offense which did or could result in the suspension or revocation of his or her driver's license, or the applicant has such charges pending against him or her, the applicant has disclosed all information necessary for the section to determine whether the circumstances of the pending charge or conviction are substantially related to the duties of practice under a professional counselor license.

(5)  The applicant passes an examination approved by the professional counselor section that tests knowledge of state law relating to professional counseling.

History: Cr. Register, November, 1994, No. 467 , eff. 12-1-94; CR 02-105 : am. (intro.), (2) and (4), cr. (5), Register October 2002 No. 562 , eff. 11-1-02.