(a) This section applies to persons who are licensed outside of California and apply for examination eligibility on or after January 1, 2014.
(b) The board may issue a license to a person who, at the time of submitting an application for a license pursuant to this chapter, holds a valid license as a professional clinical counselor, or other counseling license that allows the applicant to independently provide clinical mental health services, in another jurisdiction of the United States if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The applicant’s education is substantially equivalent, as defined in Section 4999.62.
(2) The applicant complies with subdivision (b) of Section 4999.40, if applicable.
(3) The applicant’s supervised experience is substantially equivalent to that required for a license under this chapter. The board shall consider hours of experience obtained outside of California during the six-year period immediately preceding the date the applicant initially obtained the license described above.
(4) The applicant passes the examinations required to obtain a license under this chapter.