ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL NO. 0034

ENROLLED ACT NO. 64, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to licensure and certification of
professional counselors; allowing a person establishing
domicile in this state who is on active military duty and
employed in an appropriate field within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997 to receive licensure; and providing
for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1. W.S. 33-38-102(a) by creating a new
paragraph (xv) and 33-38-106(e)(iv), (f)(ii), (g)(ii),
(h)(ii), (j)(i), (k)(iv) and (m)(i) are amended to read:

33-38-102. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(xv) "Domicile" means that place where a person
has his true, fixed and permanent home to which whenever
the person is absent the person has the intention of
returning.

33-38-106. Requirements for licensure and
certification.

(e) The board shall issue a license without
examination as a licensed professional counselor, licensed
clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family
therapist or a licensed addictions therapist to any
applicant who files an application upon a form and in the
manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the
appropriate fee and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to
the board of the following:

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(iv) The applicant was primarily employed in
this state in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-102(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997 or the applicant, while on active
military duty, was domiciled in this state and was
primarily employed in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-103(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997;

(f) The board shall issue a license without
examination as a licensed addictions therapist to any
applicant who meets the requirements of paragraphs (e)(i),
(ii), (iv) and (v) of this section and who files an
application upon a form and in the manner prescribed by the
board, accompanied by the appropriate fee and who furnishes
satisfactory evidence to the board of the following:

(ii) The applicant was primarily employed in
this state in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-102(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997 or the applicant, while on active
military duty, was domiciled in this state and was
primarily employed in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-103(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997.

(g) The board shall issue a license without
examination as a licensed professional counselor, to any
applicant who meets the requirements of paragraphs (e)(i),
(ii), (iv) and (v) of this section and who files an
application upon a form and in the manner prescribed by the
board, accompanied by the appropriate fee and who furnishes
satisfactory evidence to the board of the following:

(ii) The applicant was primarily employed in
this state in an area of practice defined by W.S.

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33-38-102(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997 or the applicant, while on active
military duty, was domiciled in this state and was
primarily employed in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-103(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997.

(h) The board shall issue a license with examination
as a licensed professional counselor, to any applicant who
meets the requirements of paragraphs (e)(i), (ii), (iv) and
(v) of this section and who files an application upon a
form and in the manner prescribed by the board, accompanied
by the appropriate fee and who furnishes satisfactory
evidence to the board of the following:

(ii) The applicant was primarily employed in
this state in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-102(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997 or the applicant, while on active
military duty, was domiciled in this state and was

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primarily employed in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-103(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997.

(j) The board shall grant certification without
examination as a certified social worker to any applicant
who files an application upon a form and in the manner
prescribed by the board, accompanied by the appropriate fee
and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board of the
following:

(i) The applicant was primarily employed in this
state in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-102(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997 or the applicant, while on active
military duty, was domiciled in this state and was
primarily employed in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-103(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997;

(k) The board shall grant certification without
examination as a certified addictions practitioner to any
applicant who files an application upon a form and in the
manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the
appropriate fee and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to
the board of the following:

(iv) The applicant was primarily employed in
this state in the practice of addictions therapy defined by
W.S. 33-38-102(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years
prior to December 31, 1997 or the applicant, while on
active military duty, was domiciled in this state and was
primarily employed in the practice of addictions therapy
defined by W.S. 33-38-102(a)(iv) through (vii) within two
(2) years prior to December 31, 1997;

(m) The board shall issue certification without
examination as a certified mental health worker to any
applicant who files an application upon a form and in the
manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the
appropriate fee and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to
the board of the following:

(i) The applicant was primarily employed in this
state in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-102(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997, and has five (5) years experience
practicing in that area or the applicant, while on active
military duty, was domiciled in this state and was
primarily employed in an area of practice defined by W.S.
33-38-103(a)(iv) through (vii) within two (2) years prior
to December 31, 1997;

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Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon
completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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