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Montana LCPC continuing education requirements
A Montana LCPC needs 20 hours of continuing education every year to renew. This page is our summary of the continuing education rules for a licensed professional counselor (LCPC) in Montana, as we read them from the published rules of the Montana Board of Behavioral Health on September 25, 2026.
- Hours
- 20
- Renewal
- Every year
- Last checked
- September 25, 2026
A reference, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm is not affiliated with the Montana Board of Behavioral Health and does not speak for it. We summarize the published rules as a convenience and they can change or be read differently, so this page may be incomplete or out of date. Your board has the final say: always confirm your requirements with your board before you renew. Use this page at your own risk. See the Terms.
Total hours
- 20 hours (after the first renewal)
- 0 hours (first renewal)CE is not required until after the licensee's initial renewal.
One-time and recurring courses
- Suicide prevention: 2 hours, every 2 years (every renewal, including an exempt first one)At the first renewal and every two years after.
Limits
- First-time course preparation or first-published paper: at most 10 hours
- Up to 20 hours carry over to the next cycleHours beyond 20 carry forward into the next year, up to 20.
If you hold two licenses from this board
Each needs its own hours; a course counts toward one. Montana requires 20 hours of CE for each license type held; the same hours cannot be used for two licenses (ARM 24.219.435).
Source
ARM 24.219.435, read on September 25, 2026.
Board: Montana Board of Behavioral Health.
This summary may be incomplete or out of date. The board’s own rules are the only authority; confirm your requirements with the board before you renew.