Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 453D · 16 active provisions
. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Accredited educational institution" means a university or college accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or a comparable regional body. "Associate mental health counselor" or "licensed associate mental health counselor" [D…
. There is established a mental health counselors licensing program within the department to be administered by the director.
[Section effective until June 30, 2026. For section effective July 1, 2026, see below.] In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the director shall have the powers and duties to: (1) Grant permission to a person to use the title of "licensed mental health counselor" or a description indicating one…
(a) Application, examination, reexamination, license, renewal, restoration, penalty, and any other fees relating to the administration of this chapter, shall not be refundable and shall be provided in rules adopted by the director pursuant to chapter 91. (b) Fees assessed shall defray costs incurred by the department t…
[Section effective until June 30, 2026. For section effective July 1, 2026, see below.] Except as specifically provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in the practice of mental health counseling or use the title of "licensed mental health counselor" or "mental health counselor" without a valid license issued u…
[Section effective until June 30, 2026. For section effective July 1, 2026, see below.] (a) This chapter shall not apply to: (1) A person doing work within the duties of the person's profession that overlaps with the practice of mental health counseling; provided that no such person shall use a title stating or implyin…
(a) An applicant shall be issued a license by the department if the applicant provides satisfactory evidence to the department that the applicant is qualified for licensure pursuant to the requirements of this chapter and meets the following qualifications: (1) Receipt of a master's degree or doctoral degree from an ac…
[Section effective July 1, 2026.] (a) The department shall grant, upon application and payment of proper fees, provisional licensure as an associate mental health counselor to an individual who: (1) Has received a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited educational institution in counseling or in an allied field…
(a) The director may enter into a reciprocity agreement with any state that licenses mental health counselors if the director finds that the state has substantially the same or higher requirements as this chapter. (b) The agreement shall provide that the director shall license any resident of that state who is currentl…
(a) The department shall conduct a licensing examination of applicants at least once a year at a time and place designated by the department. (b) The department shall administer the National Counselor Examination for Licensure and Certification in compliance with the standards of the National Board for Certified Counse…
[Section effective until June 30, 2026. For section effective July 1, 2026, see below.] A license shall be issued to a person deemed to be qualified under section 453D-7 upon the payment of a license fee to be determined by the department and shall be valid for three years. [L 2004, c 209, pt of §2; am L 2008, c 206, §…
[Section effective until June 30, 2026. For section effective July 1, 2026, see below.] Licenses shall be renewed, upon the payment of a renewal fee, triennially not earlier than ninety days before June 30, with the first renewal deadline occurring on June 30, 2008. Failure to renew a license shall result in a forfeitu…
(a) In addition to any other acts or conditions provided by law, the director may refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore, and may deny, revoke, suspend, or condition in any manner, any license for any one or more of the following acts or conditions on the part of a licensee or license applicant: (1) Failing to meet or…
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director shall automatically revoke a license or deny an application to renew, restore, or reinstate a license under either of the following circumstances: (1) The licensee has been convicted in any court in or outside of this State of any offense that, if committed or a…
[Section effective until June 30, 2026. For section effective July 1, 2026, see below.] No person licensed as a mental health counselor, nor any of the person's employees or associates, shall be required to disclose any information that the person may have acquired in rendering mental health counseling services, except…
[Section effective until June 30, 2026. For section effective July 1, 2026, see below.] If both parties to a marriage have obtained mental health counseling from a licensed mental health counselor, the counselor shall be prohibited from testifying in an alimony or divorce action concerning information acquired in the c…