Is Arkansas in the Counseling Compact?
Yes. Arkansas is live in the Counseling Compact.
Arkansas is a Counseling Compact member and has been issuing privileges to practice since July 30, 2026.
- Status
- Live: issuing privileges
- Enacted
- March 13, 2023
- Issuing privileges since
- July 30, 2026
- Home-state credential
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Administering board
- Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling
- Enacting bill
- Arkansas LPC CE rule
- Arkansas counselor CE requirements
What this means for a Arkansas counselor
A counselor who lives in Arkansas and holds an unencumbered Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) can apply through CompactConnect for a privilege to practice in any other live state: Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia, Indiana, Wyoming, Tennessee. Each remote state is a separate request with its own fee, and some require a jurisprudence exam first.
Counselors from those states can likewise apply for a Arkansas privilege and treat Arkansas clients in person or by telehealth, under Arkansas practice law.
CE does not change. Privilege holders complete continuing education for their home state only, so the Arkansas license keeps its own renewal cycle and every privilege renews with it. The Arkansas rule is on the Arkansas counselor CE page.
Practicing in more than one state?
Track every home-state CE deadline in one place. certification.app applies each board's rule to each license on your roster and shows one deadline list.
Questions about Arkansas and the compact
Is Arkansas in the Counseling Compact?
Yes. Arkansas is live in the Counseling Compact. Arkansas is a Counseling Compact member and has been issuing privileges to practice since July 30, 2026.
Can a Arkansas counselor practice in other states under the compact?
Yes, in the other live states (Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia, Indiana, Wyoming, Tennessee) by applying for a privilege to practice in each one through CompactConnect. Enacted-but-not-live member states cannot accept a privilege yet.
Does a compact privilege change Arkansas CE requirements?
No. Privilege holders complete CE for their home state only. A Arkansas counselor with privileges elsewhere keeps the Arkansas CE cycle, and counselors from other live states practicing in Arkansas on a privilege owe their own home board, not Arkansas.
Compact status in other states
Sourced from the Counseling Compact Commission and the linked state bill. Last checked September 4, 2026. Not legal advice; confirm with your board before relying on a privilege.