Anderson v. Department of Professional Regulation, Psychological Service Office

LEHAN, Judge.

Rose Anderson appeals a final order issued by the Department of Professional Regulation (DPR) which denied her application for licensure as a mental health counselor. The DPR concluded that she was not entitled to be “grandfathered” in as a licensed mental health counselor under the relevant statute. We reverse.

Anderson had worked for six years as a mental health counselor and co-owns a counseling firm with her partner, a licensed psychologist. She filed her application pursuant to a then recently enacted grandfather provision, Act of April 21, 1982, ch. 82-179, § 37, 1982…