The NCBLPC is proposing a) License name change, b) a health care/impaired professional counselor program for Licensed Professional Counselors and c) licensing reciprocity.
We encourage you to review the website to learn more about the professional counselor licensure process in the state of North Carolina.
The Secretary of State's Office has received reports that a NC company, NC Certificate Service, is mailing out a "2019 Certificate of Existence Request Form" to recently formed companies. The misleading mailing implies that business entities are required to obtain a "Certificate of Existence". The Secretary of State does have a Certificate of Existence that companies registered with their Business Registration Division can request it you choose, for a much smaller fee.
If your license is due to expire June 30, 2019, please visit our License Renewal page for updated 2019 renewal guidelines. The Board has a new simplified renewal process, unless you are selected for audit.
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To renew your license, please visit the Counselor Portal page to renew your account today.
If your license lapsed on June 30, 2018, you may renew your license by completing a late renewal packet. Your renewal must include the renewal fee of $200, a late fee of $75, and 20 additional hours of continuing education. Please visit our License Renewal page for the renewal guidelines. You have one year from the date of expiration, June 30, 2018, to renew your license. Therefore, you must renew your license no later than June 30, 2019. Licensees who do not renew during that time will need to reapply for licensure and will be subject to the rules in place at that time.
NCBLPC licenses Licensed Professional Counselors Associates (LPCAs), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), and Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisors (LPCSs). Unless exempt for licensure under NC GS Article 24 § 90-332.1, any person engaged in the practice of counseling in the state of North Carolina must be actively licensed by the Board.
Look up, verify and monitor counselor licenses anytime and anywhere. The licensing information on the Board's website comes directly from the Board's licensing records.
Use our counselor search tool to find a counselor’s in your area. NCBLPC’s counselor search lists individuals that are licensed to practice in North Carolina.
If you wish to file a complaint against a North Carolina licensed professional counselor, you may do so by submitting the complaint to the Board.
The North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors’ mission under NC GS Article 24 90-329 states that, it is declared to be the public policy of this State that the activities of persons who render counseling services to the public be regulated to insure the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
...is urging NC businesses not to fall for a mailing prompting them to pay a $78 fee to get a “Certificate of Status” (now it is called a Certificate of Existence) from the NC Secretary of State’s Office.
The Secretary of State’s Office has received reports that a NC company, NC Certificate Service, is mailing out a “2019 Certificate of Existence Request Form” to recently formed companies. The misleading mailing implies that business entities are required to obtain a "Certificate of Existence". The Secretary of State does have a Certificate of Existence that companies registered with their Business Registration Division can request it you choose, for a much smaller fee.
There is no State requirement that companies registered with the Secretary of State's Business Registration Division obtain an annual Certificate of Existence. However, after the Secretary of State's office has approved the Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization, a copy, showing the Secretary of State’s ID #, must be sent to the NCBLPC Board Office. Upon receipt of the approved Articles of Incorporation or approved Articles of Organization, a Certificate of Registration will be issued to the applicant. A corporation or company organized for the rendering of counseling services is not validly operating if it has not first received this Certificate of Registration from the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors. This certificate is renewable on an annual basis for a fee of $25. A notification of renewal is sent a minimum of 60 days prior to the expiration date, which in all cases is December 31st. Certificates expire on December 31st of each subsequent year following initial issuance of certification. Failure to renew by the due date on the renewal notice will result in notification to the Secretary of State to request suspension of Articles.
This scam appears to be a new twist on an old scheme that has been used in the past to target businesses through deceptive language that implies they owe the government some mysterious filing for a hefty fee. You may check the status of your PC, PLLC, or PA with the NC Secretary of State’s Office online at www.sosnc.gov or call (919) 814-5400.
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