PA HB668

Authorizes Pennsylvania to join the Counseling Compact, an interstate agreement allowing Licensed Professional Counselors to practice across member states without obtaining separate licenses in each state

Requires counselors seeking interstate practice privileges to hold an unencumbered home state license, pass a nationally recognized exam, complete a 60 semester-hour master's degree in counseling, and have no license encumbrances within the previous 2 years

Establishes the Counseling Compact Commission as a joint public agency to administer the compact, promulgate rules, maintain a coordinated data system for licensure and disciplinary information, and enforce compliance among member states

Permits member states to take adverse actions against a counselor's privilege to practice within their borders, while only the home state retains authority to act against the actual license

Takes effect 18 months after enactment, with the compact becoming operational once enacted by at least 10 states