Maine § 18556. - Obtaining a new home state license based on a privilege to practice

(1) A Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint-based criminal background check if not previously performed or updated pursuant to applicable rules adopted by the commission in accordance with Public Law 92-544;  

(2) Any other criminal background check as required by the new home state; and  

(3) Completion of any requisite jurisprudence requirements of the new home state;   [PL 2021, c. 547, §1 (NEW).]

C. The former home state shall convert the former home state license into a privilege to practice once the new home state has activated the new home state license in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission;   [PL 2021, c. 547, §1 (NEW).]

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, if the licensed professional counselor cannot meet the criteria in section 18555, the new home state may apply its requirements for issuing a new single-state license; and   [PL 2021, c. 547, §1 (NEW).]

E. The licensed professional counselor shall pay all applicable fees to the new home state in order to be issued a new home state license.   [PL 2021, c. 547, §1 (NEW).]

3.  Change of residence; nonmember states.  If a licensed professional counselor changes the primary state of residence by moving from a member state to a nonmember state, or from a nonmember state to a member state, the state criteria applies for issuance of a single-state license in the new state.

4.  Single-state licenses.  Nothing in this compact interferes with a licensee's ability to hold a single-state license in multiple states; however, for the purposes of this compact, a licensee may have only one home state license.

5.  Single-state license requirements.  Nothing in this compact affects the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.