Nevada joins agreement for counselors to practice across state lines

Nevada joins the Counseling Compact, which allows eligible counselors licensed in one member state to practice in another. The compact route applies among member states to counselors licensed in a member state who seek to practice in another member state. Counselors must meet the compact’s eligibility rules, including holding a home-state license, notifying the commission, and paying any required fees. Nevada’s law takes effect January 1, 2026. The compact takes effect when its law is enacted in the tenth member state.

Member states must recognize qualifying counselors’ permission to provide counseling by telehealth. This applies when a counselor licensed in one member state provides telehealth counseling to a client in another member state. Counselors must qualify for permission to practice in the state where the client is located and follow that state’s laws. The compact’s telehealth rule applies when the compact takes effect and while the counselor’s permission to practice remains valid.

Nevada treats permission to practice under the compact as equivalent to a Nevada clinical professional counselor license. The provision covers counselors practicing in Nevada under the Counseling Compact. This applies to compact-authorized practice in Nevada, except where another law or the context provides otherwise. This provision takes effect January 1, 2026.

Nevada’s counseling board may share certain investigation information with the compact commission and its shared database when the compact requires it. These provisions cover certain records held by Nevada’s counseling board and information in the compact’s shared database. Investigation information is available to other member states under the compact’s rules. A state may restrict public sharing of information it provides, and information must be removed if that state’s law later requires it. These provisions take effect January 1, 2026. Information must be removed if the state that provided it later requires removal under its law.