5653759 Health, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Professional Counseling Standards of Conduct

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth under § 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (“Act”), effective March 15, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998, hereby gives notice of the adoption of the following amendment to Chapter 66 (Professional Counseling) of Title 17 (Business, Occupations, and Professionals) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

 

This rulemaking notifies licensees, students, and graduates that practice professional counseling that they are required to abide by the most recent edition of the Code of Ethics as published by the American Counseling Association.

 

This amendment was published as Proposed Rulemaking in the D.C. Register on March 20, 2015 at 62 DCR 003420.  No comments were received; no changes have been made. The rules were adopted as final on August 27, 2015, and will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Chapter 66, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, of Title 17 DCMR, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS, is amended as follows:

 

Section 6609, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, is amended as follows:

 

Add a new Subsection 6609.51 to read as follows:

 

6609.51           A licensee, student, or graduate practicing professional counseling pursuant to this chapter shall adhere to the standards set forth in the most recent edition of the Code of Ethics as published by the American Counseling Association.