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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 216
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and
occupations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 25-23.6-5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.83-2024,
SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "term" refers to an
academic semester, trimester, or quarter.
(b) An individual who satisfies the requirements of section 1 or 2 of
this chapter may take the examination provided by the board.
(c) An individual who:
(1) is enrolled in the last term of the last year of a program leading
to a degree that meets the requirements of:
(A) section 1(1) of this chapter; or
(B) section 1.5(a)(1) of this chapter; and
(2) provides a letter of good standing from the director of the
social work department or the director's designee;
may take the examination provided by the board for a license as a
social worker.
(d) A letter of good standing provided under subsection (c)(2) by an
individual who applies for a license as a social worker must include the
following information:
(1) The individual's first and last name.
(2) The type of degree and program in which the individual is
enrolled.
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(3) A statement confirming that the individual is currently in the
final term of the program.
(4) The anticipated date of completion of the program.
(5) A statement confirming that the individual is in good
academic standing.
SECTION 2. IC 25-23.6-8-1.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.83-2024,
SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.7. An individual who receives a master's degree
and enters a doctoral program may do either of the following:
(1) Apply for a marriage and family therapist associate license
under section 1.5 of this chapter by meeting the requirements of
this chapter.
(2) Elect not to apply for a marriage and family therapist associate
license under section 1.5 of this chapter, accrue the clinical
experience required under section 2.7(c) 2.7(b) of this chapter,
and apply for a marriage and family therapist license at the
conclusion of the doctoral program.
SECTION 3. IC 25-23.6-8-2.7, AS AMENDED BY THE
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2025 GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.7. (a) For purposes of this section, "virtual
supervision" means supervision of an applicant for a license as a
marriage and family therapist by a qualified supervisor through an
electronic platform that provides for synchronous visual and audio
interaction in real time, and which is compliant with the federal Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Virtual
supervision does not include telephone calls, electronic mail, or text
messages.
(b) As used in this section, "first available examination" means the
first examination:
(1) after the date of an individual's:
(A) graduation; or
(B) moving into Indiana;
that has an application deadline that is at least thirty (30) days
after the date of graduation or the date of moving into Indiana,
unless the individual chooses to meet a deadline that is less than
thirty (30) days after either of those events; or
(2) during the individual's last academic semester, trimester, or
quarter, if the individual is eligible to take the exam pursuant to
section 3 of this chapter.
(c) (b) An applicant for a license as a marriage and family therapist
under section 1 of this chapter must have at least two (2) years of
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postdegree clinical experience, during which at least fifty percent
(50%) of the applicant's clients were receiving marriage and family
therapy services. The applicant's clinical experience must include one
thousand (1,000) hours of postdegree clinical experience and two
hundred (200) hours of postdegree clinical supervision, of which one
hundred (100) hours must be individual supervision, under the
supervision of a licensed marriage and family therapist who has at least
five (5) years of experience or an equivalent supervisor, as determined
by the board.
(c) Except as provided in section 1.7 of this chapter, if an
individual is obtaining the postdegree clinical experience described
in subsection (b) in Indiana, the individual must be licensed as a
marriage and family therapist associate under section 1.5 of this
chapter.
(d) If an individual applies for, takes, and passes the first available
examination, the individual may not count more than five hundred
(500) hours of the postdegree clinical experience that is:
(1) required under subsection (c); and
(2) accumulated before taking the examination toward licensure
as a marriage and family therapist.
(e) If an individual does not pass the first available examination, the
individual may:
(1) retain the hours accumulated before taking the examination;
(2) continue working; and
(3) not accumulate any additional hours toward licensure as a
marriage and family therapist until passing the examination.
(f) If an individual does not take the first available examination, the
individual may not begin accumulating any postdegree clinical
experience hours toward licensure as a marriage and family therapist
until the individual passes the examination.
(g) (d) When obtaining the clinical experience required under
subsection (c), (b), the applicant must provide direct individual, group,
and family therapy and counseling to the following categories of cases:
(1) Unmarried romantic relationships and relational systems.
(2) Married couples.
(3) Separating or divorcing couples.
(4) Family systems and groupings, including children and minors.
(h) (e) A doctoral internship may be applied toward the supervised
work experience requirement.
(i) (f) Except as provided in subsection (j), (g), the experience
requirement may be met by work performed at or away from the
premises of the supervising marriage and family therapist.
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(i) (j) (g) Except as provided in subsection (k), (h), the work
requirement may not be performed away from the supervising marriage
and family therapist's premises if:
(1) the work is the independent private practice of marriage and
family therapy; and
(2) the work is not performed at a place that has the supervision
of a licensed marriage and family therapist or an equivalent
supervisor, as determined by the board.
(k) (h) Up to one hundred percent (100%) of the supervised
postdegree clinical experience hours required under subsection (c) (b)
may be accounted for through virtual supervision by a licensed
marriage and family therapist or equivalent supervisor described in
subsection (c). (b).
(i) Any supervised postdegree clinical experience hours that an
applicant accumulates under this chapter after being licensed as a
marriage and family therapist associate under section 1.5 of this
chapter do not expire and may be used by the applicant to satisfy
the supervised postdegree clinical experience requirements under
this chapter.
(j) After obtaining a temporary permit under section 1.5 of this
chapter, any supervised postdegree clinical experience hours that
an applicant accumulates under this chapter before the temporary
permit expires may be used by the applicant to satisfy the
supervised postdegree experience requirements under this chapter.
SECTION 4. IC 25-23.6-8.5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.83-2024,
SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) For purposes of this section, "virtual
supervision" means supervision of an applicant for a license as a
mental health counselor by a qualified supervisor through an electronic
platform that provides for synchronous visual and audio interaction in
real time, and which is compliant with the federal Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Virtual supervision does
not include telephone calls, electronic mail, or text messages.
(b) As used in this section, "first available examination" means the
first examination:
(1) after the date of an individual's:
(A) graduation; or
(B) moving into Indiana;
that has an application deadline that is at least thirty (30) days
after the date of graduation or the date of moving into Indiana,
unless the individual chooses to meet a deadline that is less than
thirty (30) days after either of those events; or
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(2) during the individual's last academic semester, trimester, or
quarter, if the individual is eligible to take the exam pursuant to
section 5 of this chapter.
(c) (b) The An applicant for a license as a mental health
counselor under section 1 of this chapter must have at least three
thousand (3,000) hours of post-graduate clinical experience over a two
(2) year period. The clinical experience must consist of one hundred
(100) hours of supervision under the supervision of a licensed mental
health counselor or an equivalent supervisor, as determined by the
board.
(c) Except as provided in section 1.7 of this chapter, if an
individual is obtaining the post-graduate clinical experience
described in subsection (b) in Indiana, the individual must be
licensed as a mental health counselor associate under section 1.5 of
this chapter.
(d) A doctoral internship may be applied toward the supervised
work experience requirement.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f), the clinical experience
requirement may be met by work performed at or away from the
premises of the supervising mental health counselor.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (j), (g), the clinical work
requirement may not be performed away from the supervising mental
health counselor's premises if:
(1) the work is the independent private practice of mental health
counseling; and
(2) the work is not performed at a place that has the supervision
of a licensed mental health counselor or an equivalent supervisor,
as determined by the board.
(g) If an individual applies for, takes, and passes the first available
examination, the individual may not count more than one thousand five
hundred (1,500) hours of the postdegree clinical experience that is:
(1) required under subsection (c); and
(2) accumulated before taking the examination toward licensure
as a mental health counselor.
(h) If an individual does not pass the first available examination, the
individual may:
(1) retain the hours accumulated before taking the examination;
(2) continue working; and
(3) not accumulate any additional hours toward licensure as a
mental health counselor until passing the examination.
(i) If an individual does not take the first available examination, the
individual may not begin accumulating any postdegree clinical
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experience hours toward licensure as a mental health counselor until
the individual passes the examination.
(j) (g) Up to one hundred percent (100%) of the supervised
post-graduate clinical experience hours required under subsection (c)
(b) may be accounted for through virtual supervision by a licensed
mental health counselor or equivalent supervisor described in
subsection (c). (b).
(h) Any supervised post-graduate clinical experience hours that
an applicant accumulates under this chapter after being licensed
as a mental health counselor associate under section 1.5 of this
chapter do not expire and may be used by the applicant to satisfy
the supervised post-graduate clinical experience requirements of
this chapter.
(i) After obtaining a temporary permit under section 1.5 of this
chapter, any supervised post-graduate clinical experience hours
that an applicant accumulates under this chapter before the
temporary permit expires may be used by the applicant to satisfy
the supervised post-graduate clinical experience requirements
under this chapter.
SECTION 5. IC 25-23.6-10.5-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.83-2024,
SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) For purposes of this section, "virtual
supervision" means supervision of an applicant for a license as an
addiction counselor by a qualified supervisor through an electronic
platform that provides for synchronous visual and audio interaction in
real time, and which is compliant with the federal Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Virtual supervision does
not include telephone calls, electronic mail, or text messages.
(b) An applicant under section 1 of this chapter must have at least
two (2) years of addiction counseling experience that must include at
least one hundred fifty (150) hours under supervision, one hundred
(100) hours of which must be under individual supervision and fifty
(50) hours of which must be under group supervision. The supervision
required must be provided by a qualified supervisor, as determined by
the board.
(c) If an individual is obtaining the supervised addiction
counseling experience described in subsection (b) in Indiana, the
individual must be licensed as an addiction counselor associate
under section 1.5 of this chapter.
(c) (d) A doctoral internship, or a supervised master's level
practicum, an internship, or field experience in addiction counseling,
may be applied toward the supervised work experience requirement.
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(d) (e) Except as provided in subsection (e), (f), the experience
requirement may be met by work performed at or away from the
premises of the qualified supervisor.
(e) (f) Except as provided in subsection (f), (g), the work
requirement may not be performed away from the qualified supervisor's
premises if:
(1) the work is the independent private practice of addiction
counseling; and
(2) the work is not performed at a place that has the supervision
of a qualified supervisor.
(f) (g) Up to one hundred percent (100%) of the supervised
addiction counseling experience hours required under subsection (b)
may be accounted for through virtual supervision by a qualified
supervisor described in subsection (b).
(h) Any supervised addiction counseling experience hours that
an applicant accumulates under this chapter after being licensed
as an addiction counselor associate under section 1.5 of this
chapter do not expire and may be used by the applicant to satisfy
the supervised addiction counseling experience requirements under
this chapter.
(i) After obtaining a temporary permit under section 1.5 of this
chapter, any supervised addiction counseling experience hours that
an applicant accumulates under this chapter before the temporary
permit expires may be used by the applicant to satisfy the
supervised addiction counseling experience requirements under
this chapter.
SECTION 6. IC 25-23.6-10.5-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.83-2024,
SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) For purposes of this section, "virtual
supervision" means supervision of an applicant for a license as a
clinical addiction counselor by a qualified supervisor through an
electronic platform that provides for synchronous visual and audio
interaction in real time, and which is compliant with the federal Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Virtual
supervision does not include telephone calls, electronic mail, or text
messages.
(b) An applicant under section 2 of this chapter must have at least
two (2) years of clinical addiction counseling experience that must
include at least two hundred (200) hours under supervision, one
hundred (100) hours of which must be under individual supervision
and up to one hundred (100) hours of which may be under group
supervision. The supervision required must be provided by a qualified
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supervisor, as determined by the board.
(c) If an individual is obtaining the clinical addiction counseling
experience described in subsection (b) in Indiana, the individual
must be licensed as a clinical addiction counselor associate under
section 2.5 of this chapter.
(c) (d) A doctoral internship may be applied toward the supervised
work experience requirement.
(d) (e) Except as provided in subsection (e), (f), the experience
requirement may be met by work performed at or away from the
premises of the qualified supervisor.
(e) (f) Except as provided in subsection (g), the work requirement
may not be performed away from the qualified supervisor's premises if:
(1) the work is the independent private practice of addiction
therapy; and
(2) the work is not performed at a place that has the supervision
of a qualified supervisor.
(f) (g) Up to one hundred percent (100%) of the supervised clinical
addiction counseling experience hours required under subsection (b)
may be accounted for through virtual supervision by a qualified
supervisor described in subsection (b).
(h) Any supervised clinical addiction counseling experience
hours that an applicant accumulates under this chapter after being
licensed as a clinical addiction counselor associate under section 2.5
of this chapter do not expire and may be used by the applicant to
satisfy the supervised clinical addiction counseling experience
requirements under this chapter.
(i) After obtaining a temporary permit under section 1.5 of this
chapter, any supervised clinical addiction counseling experience
hours that an applicant accumulates under this chapter before the
temporary permit expires may be used by the applicant to satisfy
the supervised clinical addiction counseling experience
requirements under this chapter.
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President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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