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Utah CMHC continuing education requirements
An Utah CMHC needs 40 hours of continuing education every 2 years to renew. This page is our summary of the continuing education rules for a licensed professional counselor (CMHC) in Utah, as we read them from the published rules of the Utah Division of Professional Licensing on September 25, 2026.
- Hours
- 40
- Renewal
- Every 2 years
- Last checked
- September 25, 2026
A reference, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm is not affiliated with the Utah Division of Professional Licensing 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the published rules as a convenience and they can change or be read differently, so this page may be incomplete or out of date.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
- 40 hours (after the first renewal)
- 40 hours (first renewal)First renewal: 40 hours × months licensed ÷ months in the cycle, to the nearest hour.Decreased proportionately according to the date of licensure within the two-year cycle (R156-60 § 304).
Cycles begin October 1 of even-numbered years.
Hours that must be included
- Ethics of clinical practice, law or technology: 6 hours
- Suicide prevention: 2 hours
Limits
- Self-study / non-interactive hours (self-study): at most 10 hoursAsynchronous distance learning capped at 10 hours.
- Lecturing or instructing (up to twice per course): at most 10 hours
- Supervision (supervising others, supervision or consultation received): at most 10 hours
- Certifiable clinical readings (independent study or reading): at most 10 hours
- Volunteer board service (board or committee service, volunteer or pro bono service): at most 6 hours
- Up to 10 hours carry over to the next cycleUp to 10 excess hours carry over to the next two-year cycle.
If you hold two licenses from this board
The rules do not say whether a course can count toward more than one; Confirm counts it toward each and suggests you check with the board.
Source
Utah Admin. Code R156-60c-304, read on September 25, 2026.
Board: Utah Division of Professional Licensing.
This summary may be incomplete or out of date.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.