Medical Occupations - As introduced, creates an exemption from the requirement that an applicant for licensure as a professional counselor must have completed a graduate course of study of at least 60 credit hours if the applicant has a valid, unencumbered license as a professional counselor issued by another state, territory, or federal district of the United States and the board for professional counselors, marital and family therapists and clinical pastoral therapists judges as acceptable the licensing requirements of that other state, territory, or federal district. - Amends TCA Title 63.

SB 20 modifies Tennessee's licensing rules for professional counselors by creating an exemption from the standard 60-credit hour graduate requirement. It directly affects applicants who already hold a valid, unencumbered professional counselor license in another state, territory, or federal district. The key provision allows these applicants to be licensed in Tennessee if the Tennessee Board for Professional Counselors determines that the applicant's home state's licensing standards are acceptable. This change streamlines licensure for qualified out-of-state counselors without requiring additional coursework, effective July 1, 2025.