00 Enrolled SB 93                                                                                                          
01 Relating to licensed professional counselors; and relating to the unlicensed use of the title                           
02 "professional counselor."                                                                                               
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04    * Section 1. AS 08.29.100(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (a)  A person who is not licensed under this chapter may not                                                 
06                 (1)  profess to be a licensed professional counselor, a professional                                
07       counselor, or a licensed counselor; or                                                                        
08                 (2)  make use of a title, words, letters, or abbreviations that may                                     
09       reasonably be confused with the title of "licensed professional counselor,"                                   
10       "professional counselor," or "licensed counselor."                                                            
11    * Sec. 2. AS 21.36.090(d) is amended to read:                                                                      
12            (d)  Except to the extent necessary to comply with AS 21.42.365 and                                          
13       AS 21.56, a person may not practice or permit unfair discrimination against a person                              
14       who provides a service covered under a group health insurance policy that extends                                 
01       coverage on an expense incurred basis, or under a group service or indemnity type                                 
02       contract issued by a health maintenance organization or a nonprofit corporation, if the                           
03       service is within the scope of the provider's occupational license. In this subsection,                           
04       "provider" means a state licensed physician, physician assistant, dentist, osteopath,                             
05       optometrist, chiropractor, nurse midwife, advanced nurse practitioner, naturopath,                                
06       physical therapist, occupational therapist, marital and family therapist, psychologist,                           
07       psychological associate, licensed clinical social worker, licensed professional                               
08       counselor, or certified direct-entry midwife.