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Counseling and Social Work Compact Privileges: The Per-State Cost

Summary

A Counseling Compact privilege costs the Commission's $30 administrative fee plus a state fee each state sets for itself, charged on every privilege request instead of once. On the Commission's own fee table as of September 1, 2026, the nine states shown live run from Ohio at $25 to Arizona and Wyoming at $250, so totals land between $55 and $280 per state. Jurisprudence exams may add more, and continuing education stays with your home state.

By Gale Editorial · Updated 2026-09-01. Every figure cited to a dated source. How we write.

What one Counseling Compact privilege costs

Two charges, and the second one varies by state. Every Counseling Compact privilege carries a $30 administrative fee set by the Commission, charged on each privilege request instead of once for the whole list 1Ref 1Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions.The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle.. On top of that sits a state fee the destination state sets for itself. On the Commission's published fee table, read on September 1, 2026, the nine states shown as Compact Live charge between $25 and $250 2Ref 2Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Fees – Counseling Compact.The per-state fee table read on 2026-09-01: the nine Compact Live states, each state fee from $25 to $250, the $30 administrative fee column and the $55 to $280 totals, the eligible license type per state, and that no row offers a reduced military or spouse rate..

State	Eligible license	State fee	Administrative fee	Total
Arizona	LPC	$250.00	$30.00	$280.00
Arkansas	LPC	$50.00	$30.00	$80.00
Georgia	LPC	$100.00	$30.00	$130.00
Indiana	LMHC	$50.00	$30.00	$80.00
Louisiana	LPC	$130.00	$30.00	$160.00
Minnesota	LPCC	$50.00	$30.00	$80.00
Ohio	LPCC	$25.00	$30.00	$55.00
Tennessee	LPC-MHSP	$180.00	$30.00	$210.00
Wyoming	LPC	$250.00	$30.00	$280.00

Read the middle column as closely as the money. The table names one eligible license type per state, and it is not the same type everywhere: LPC in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Wyoming, LMHC in Indiana, LPCC in Minnesota and Ohio, LPC-MHSP in Tennessee 2Ref 2Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Fees – Counseling Compact.The per-state fee table read on 2026-09-01: the nine Compact Live states, each state fee from $25 to $250, the $30 administrative fee column and the $55 to $280 totals, the eligible license type per state, and that no row offers a reduced military or spouse rate.. None of the nine offers a reduced rate for active duty or a spouse; the Commission's table has a column for it, and every row reads Not offered.

Each request buys one privilege to practice, meaning authorization to work with clients located in that one state 1Ref 1Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions.The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle.. Add the rows for the states your caseload actually reaches, and the sum is your own.

For a state not yet on that table, the Commission offers only a shape. Its FAQ says each state will determine its own fee, and that the state fee ranges from $0 to $264 in a similar compact already issuing privileges 1Ref 1Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions.The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle.. That is a comparison drawn from somewhere else, so treat it as the width of the field rather than a forecast of what any particular counseling state will land on.

Which states can issue a privilege right now

Three, as of September 1, 2026: Arizona, Minnesota and Ohio. A state can have the Counseling Compact in law, appear on the fee table, and still not be a place your license can reach. The Commission's map lists those three, with an Arizona LPC able to apply into Minnesota, a Minnesota LPCC into Arizona, and an Ohio LPCC into both 3Ref 3Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Compact Map / Implementation Status.The distinction between a state that has enacted the Counseling Compact and one whose licensees can currently be issued a privilege, and the home-state to destination-state pairs live as of 2026-09-01 for Arizona, Minnesota and Ohio..

The pairs run from a home state to a destination state, so the home license is what generates every privilege on your list. Anything that changes the home license changes the list in both directions, so moving your home state reprices the list as well as the paperwork.

The two lists answer different questions. The fee page answers what a state charges when a request arrives; the map answers whose licensees may send one 2Ref 2Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Fees – Counseling Compact.The per-state fee table read on 2026-09-01: the nine Compact Live states, each state fee from $25 to $250, the $30 administrative fee column and the $55 to $280 totals, the eligible license type per state, and that no row offers a reduced military or spouse rate.3Ref 3Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Compact Map / Implementation Status.The distinction between a state that has enacted the Counseling Compact and one whose licensees can currently be issued a privilege, and the home-state to destination-state pairs live as of 2026-09-01 for Arizona, Minnesota and Ohio.. Read both in the same week, because both move as states finish implementation.

Does a jurisprudence exam add cost?

Sometimes, and the Commission does not publish the price. A jurisprudence exam is a per-state step: continuing education is completed for the home state, while a jurisprudence exam has to be completed in each state where a privilege is sought 1Ref 1Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions.The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle.. Among the nine states on the fee table, the Commission's jurisprudence information table shows Arizona, Arkansas and Tennessee requiring an exam, Ohio carrying a Video Requirement, and Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota and Wyoming showing none 4Ref 4Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Jurisprudence Information – Counseling Compact.Which of the nine fee-table states require a jurisprudence exam, Ohio's Video Requirement, the states showing no exam requirement, and that the table links out to a state's own jurisprudence site where that state has a requirement..

What that step costs is not in the Commission's record. Its jurisprudence requirements page says only that such an exam may be an additional cost to the administrative fee and state fee for each privilege request, and that page carries its own footnote: as of March 20, 2025, and subject to change 5Ref 5Counseling Compact Commission (2025).Jurisprudence Requirements – Counseling Compact.The Commission's statement that a jurisprudence exam may be an additional cost on top of the administrative fee and state fee for each privilege request, carried with its own as-of March 20, 2025 footnote.. Where the two pages differ, the information table is the later one, and it links out to a state's own jurisprudence site where that state has a requirement. That state site is where a price, if a price exists, is printed.

That leaves the exam as a budget line the compact's own pages cannot fill in. Open the linked state site for each of the states that require one, and write down what you find next to the fee you already have.

Does a privilege state add continuing education?

No, and this is the part of the arithmetic that does not multiply. Under the Counseling Compact, continuing education is completed for the home state only, so a privilege state adds no CE hours of its own to the ones you already earn 1Ref 1Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions.The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle.. One renewal transcript covers the whole list, however many states are on it.

The jurisprudence step goes the other way and repeats with every new state you add 1Ref 1Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions.The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle..

When the fees come back around

On your home state's renewal clock. Counseling Compact privileges expire based on the home state license renewal cycle, so the privilege comes up for renewal on whatever cadence your own license already runs 1Ref 1Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions.The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle.. There is no separate privilege anniversary to track, which also means a home state on a two-year cycle and one on an annual cycle produce different annual costs for an identical list of states.

What the Commission does not publish is the renewal price. Its FAQ gives the cadence and stops there, so the defensible budget line is today's figure carried forward and re-checked against the fee page in the month you renew 1Ref 1Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions.The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle.2Ref 2Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Fees – Counseling Compact.The per-state fee table read on 2026-09-01: the nine Compact Live states, each state fee from $25 to $250, the $30 administrative fee column and the $55 to $280 totals, the eligible license type per state, and that no row offers a reduced military or spouse rate..

The privileges and the license underneath them come due on the same day, so compact maintenance is one calendar entry.

Pricing your own state list before you apply

Three pages, in this order, and the arithmetic stays yours. Start at the Commission's fee page for the state fee and the eligible license type 2Ref 2Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Fees – Counseling Compact.The per-state fee table read on 2026-09-01: the nine Compact Live states, each state fee from $25 to $250, the $30 administrative fee column and the $55 to $280 totals, the eligible license type per state, and that no row offers a reduced military or spouse rate., add the $30 administrative fee for each request you intend to file 1Ref 1Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions.The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle., then open the jurisprudence information table to see whether that state adds an exam step 4Ref 4Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Jurisprudence Information – Counseling Compact.Which of the nine fee-table states require a jurisprudence exam, Ohio's Video Requirement, the states showing no exam requirement, and that the table links out to a state's own jurisprudence site where that state has a requirement.. Last, check the compact map to confirm your home state can issue a privilege into it 3Ref 3Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Compact Map / Implementation Status.The distinction between a state that has enacted the Counseling Compact and one whose licensees can currently be issued a privilege, and the home-state to destination-state pairs live as of 2026-09-01 for Arizona, Minnesota and Ohio..

Date the sheet you build. The fee table and the map both change as states come online, and every figure above was read on September 1, 2026 2Ref 2Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Fees – Counseling Compact.The per-state fee table read on 2026-09-01: the nine Compact Live states, each state fee from $25 to $250, the $30 administrative fee column and the $55 to $280 totals, the eligible license type per state, and that no row offers a reduced military or spouse rate.3Ref 3Counseling Compact Commission (2026).Counseling Compact — Compact Map / Implementation Status.The distinction between a state that has enacted the Counseling Compact and one whose licensees can currently be issued a privilege, and the home-state to destination-state pairs live as of 2026-09-01 for Arizona, Minnesota and Ohio.. A list priced six months ago needs re-reading before anything is filed.

These are recurring costs on your renewal cycle, which is why they belong in the price floor you compute for a session rather than in a line item you look at once a year. A clinician carrying four privileges is carrying four state fees and four administrative fees on the same renewal date, and the caseload in those states is what has to cover them.

The fee buys the privilege to practice in the destination state and settles nothing next to it. Supervision questions, including whether an out-of-state or video supervisor counts toward hours, are board questions for the state where the license lives, and the Commission does not answer them. Keep the sheet with your renewal reminders, since that is the date the whole stack comes due again.

Common questions

On every privilege request. The Counseling Compact Commission set its administrative fee at $30 per privilege, so a clinician requesting privileges in four states pays it four times, alongside four separate state fees. It is not a one-time enrollment charge and it is not annualized across the states you hold. The state fee sits on top of it and is set by the state receiving the request.

Those are two different lists. Nine states appear on the Commission's fee table as Compact Live with a published state fee: Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee and Wyoming. As of September 1, 2026 the Commission's map says the Compact is live for licensees in Arizona, Minnesota and Ohio. Check both pages in the week you plan to file, since both change as states finish implementation.

Not from the privilege state. Under the Counseling Compact, continuing education is completed for the home state only, so the transcript you already keep covers every state on your list. The step that does repeat is the jurisprudence exam, which has to be completed in each state where a privilege is sought and which the Commission lists state by state.

The Commission does not say. Its jurisprudence requirements page states only that an exam may be an additional cost on top of the administrative fee and the state fee for each privilege request, and that page is footnoted as of March 20, 2025 and subject to change. The information table links to the jurisprudence site of each state that has a requirement, which is the page that would carry a price.

No figure exists to quote yet. The Social Work Licensure Compact's FAQ says the license fee will be set by each state and will include an administrative fee remitted to the Commission, and that all fees are yet to be determined. As of July 2026 the compact had been enacted in 35 states, multistate licenses were not yet available, and implementation was described as taking roughly 18 to 24 months.

No. Counseling Compact privileges expire based on the home state license renewal cycle, so a privilege comes up for renewal whenever your own license renews rather than on a separate anniversary for each state. The Commission publishes the cadence but not a renewal price, so budget the current fee figures forward and re-read the fee page in the month your home license is due.

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References

1.Counseling Compact Commission (2026). Counseling Compact — Frequently Asked Questions. Counseling Compact Commission official site (counselingcompact.gov). link ✓The $30 per-privilege administrative fee and that it is charged on each request, the state-set fee with the $0 to $264 spread observed in a similar compact already issuing privileges, the client-location rule for a privilege, that continuing education is completed for the home state only while a jurisprudence exam is required in each privilege state, and that privileges expire on the home state license renewal cycle.
2.Counseling Compact Commission (2026). Fees – Counseling Compact. Counseling Compact Commission. link ✓The per-state fee table read on 2026-09-01: the nine Compact Live states, each state fee from $25 to $250, the $30 administrative fee column and the $55 to $280 totals, the eligible license type per state, and that no row offers a reduced military or spouse rate.
3.Counseling Compact Commission (2026). Counseling Compact — Compact Map / Implementation Status. Counseling Compact Commission official site (counselingcompact.gov). link ✓The distinction between a state that has enacted the Counseling Compact and one whose licensees can currently be issued a privilege, and the home-state to destination-state pairs live as of 2026-09-01 for Arizona, Minnesota and Ohio.
4.Counseling Compact Commission (2026). Jurisprudence Information – Counseling Compact. Counseling Compact Commission. link ✓Which of the nine fee-table states require a jurisprudence exam, Ohio's Video Requirement, the states showing no exam requirement, and that the table links out to a state's own jurisprudence site where that state has a requirement.
5.Counseling Compact Commission (2025). Jurisprudence Requirements – Counseling Compact. Counseling Compact Commission. link ✓The Commission's statement that a jurisprudence exam may be an additional cost on top of the administrative fee and state fee for each privilege request, carried with its own as-of March 20, 2025 footnote.
6.Association of Social Work Boards; Clinical Social Work Association; National Association of Social Workers (Social Work Compact Commission ex officio members) (2026). Social Work Licensure Compact FAQs. Social Work Licensure Compact Commission. link ✓That Social Work Licensure Compact fees are yet to be determined and the fee architecture is a state-set license fee including an administrative fee remitted to the Commission.
7.Social Work Licensure Compact Commission (2026). Social Work Compact Enacted in 35 States. Social Work Licensure Compact Commission. link ✓The July 2026 Social Work Licensure Compact status: 35 enacting states, multistate licenses not yet available, an approximate 18 to 24 month implementation window, and a Spring 2027 data-system estimate.

https://www.gale.care/for-providers/pq-compact-privilege-cost-per-state · 7 sources. Competitor details are cited to dated public sources and maintained as they change; figures are estimates, not commitments. Synthetic demonstration.

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