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CE Broker Is Coming to Georgia: What Licensed Mental Health Professionals Need to Know Before Renewal

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:24:06 GMT

Updated June 2026

Georgia licensed mental health professionals should be aware of an important continuing education change coming to the state’s professional licensing process: Georgia is moving toward the use of CE Broker as part of continuing education tracking and renewal compliance.

For now, this should be treated as an early notice, not a step-by-step instruction guide. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has not yet released all profession-specific details for how CE Broker will apply to every mental health license type. Licensees should continue monitoring the Georgia Secretary of State website and their licensing board pages for official instructions.

Peak Development Group will also continue monitoring updates and will provide additional guidance as more information becomes available.

What is CE Broker?

CE Broker is an online continuing education tracking system used by licensing boards to monitor whether licensees have completed required continuing education for renewal.

In simple terms, CE Broker is designed to help licensing boards and licensees track CE completion, documentation, and compliance status.

For Georgia mental health professionals, the key issue is not that CE Broker creates a new CE requirement. The key issue is that it may change how CE compliance is documented and verified during renewal.

Why is this happening?

Georgia passed legislation requiring the Secretary of State’s Office to establish a continuing education tracking system for professional licensing boards under its jurisdiction.

The law applies to professional licensing boards under the Secretary of State that require continuing education. That is why this change is expected to affect more than one profession.

It has been reported that CE Broker will affect the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists. Based on the language of the law, it also appears likely that other licensed mental health professionals regulated by the Secretary of State and subject to continuing education requirements, such as psychologists, may be impacted as well.

However, each profession should wait for official board-specific instructions.

Who should pay attention?

This update is especially important for licensees regulated by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists, including:

Licensed Professional Counselors
Associate Professional Counselors
Clinical Social Workers
Master Social Workers
Marriage and Family Therapists
Associate Marriage and Family Therapists

Other Georgia licensed mental health professionals, including psychologists, should also monitor their board pages because the law applies broadly to Secretary of State professional licensing boards that require continuing education.

What should licensees do right now?

At this time, licensees should not assume they need to create a CE Broker account or begin uploading CE unless and until the Secretary of State’s Office or their licensing board provides official instructions.

For now, the safest preparation steps are:

Monitor the Georgia Secretary of State website.
Watch for updates from your licensing board.
Keep copies of every CE certificate.
Make sure certificates show the course title, date, provider, number of hours, and format.
Review your profession’s CE requirements before renewal opens.
Pay close attention to ethics requirements.
Do not wait until the end of the renewal period to locate missing certificates.

The goal right now is preparation, not guessing.

What may change with CE Broker?

The most important change is documentation and verification.

In prior renewal systems, licensees were responsible for completing CE, attesting to compliance, and maintaining documentation in case the board requested it. With a CE tracking system, CE compliance may become more directly connected to the renewal process.

That means licensees should think about CE readiness earlier.

The practical question may no longer be only, “Did I complete my CE?” It may also become, “Is my CE properly documented in the required tracking system before renewal?”

That is a major shift.

Potential benefits of CE Broker

If implemented clearly, CE Broker may offer several benefits.

1. Better organization

A centralized tracking system may help licensees keep CE records in one place instead of relying on old emails, downloads, or provider portals.

2. Earlier awareness of missing CE

A tracking system may help licensees identify missing hours before the renewal deadline.

3. Easier audit preparation

If documentation is already organized, licensees may be better prepared if the board requests review.

4. More transparent compliance tracking

Licensees may eventually be able to see whether their reported CE appears complete for renewal.

5. Stronger public protection

From a regulatory standpoint, CE tracking helps boards verify that professionals are maintaining continuing education standards.

Potential concerns to watch for

Other states and boards using CE Broker have highlighted practical issues that Georgia licensees should be aware of.

1. Confusion about free versus paid accounts

CE Broker often offers paid subscription options. However, many jurisdictions provide a free basic account for regulatory reporting. Georgia licensees should wait for official instructions before purchasing any upgraded account.

2. Not every provider reports automatically

Some CE providers may report directly to CE Broker. Others may not. If a provider does not report, the licensee may have to report the course once Georgia’s process is active.

3. Reporting delays can create renewal problems

Even when providers report CE directly, reporting may not happen immediately. This matters near renewal deadlines.

4. Uploading documentation may not equal approval

Entering CE into a tracking system does not necessarily mean the course satisfies the board’s rules. Licensees still need to make sure each course qualifies.

5. New systems have learning curves

Any new process can create confusion with login access, license matching, course categories, documentation uploads, or provider reporting. That is why licensees should wait for official instructions and avoid last-minute renewal preparation.

Bottom line

CE Broker is coming to Georgia’s professional licensing process, and licensed mental health professionals should begin preparing now.

At this stage, licensees should not panic and should not guess the process. Instead, they should monitor the Georgia Secretary of State website for updates and instructions.

Peak Development Group will continue monitoring updates from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office and will provide additional information as soon as profession-specific CE Broker guidance becomes available. Also, we are taking this transition seriously and will be reviewing CE Broker provider reporting options so we can make the documentation process as smooth as possible for attendees who complete eligible trainings with us.

This article is provided for general informational and regulatory update purposes only. It is not legal advice. Licensees should confirm current requirements directly with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, their licensing board, CE Broker, and legal counsel when appropriate.

Counseling Compact Is Live in Georgia: What Georgia LPCs Need to Know

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:17:31 GMT

Updated June 2026

Georgia counselors have been waiting for this moment: the Counseling Compact is now live in Georgia.

This is an important clarification. Georgia did not merely pass compact legislation. Georgia is now operational in the Counseling Compact system, meaning eligible Georgia Licensed Professional Counselors can begin the process of applying for compact privileges to practice in other operational compact states.

The Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists announced that the Counseling Compact began issuing privileges for Georgia on June 2, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. ET . This made Georgia the fifth state in the nation to begin issuing privileges under the Counseling Compact.

What does “live” mean?

“Live” means Georgia has completed the required implementation steps to participate in the operational phase of the Counseling Compact.

In practical terms, eligible licensees may now use the compact process to apply for privileges to practice in participating states that are also operational.

This does not mean every state that passed compact legislation is immediately available. Many compact states are still completing steps such as adopting rules, setting fees, implementing federal criminal background check processes, preparing IT systems, training staff, testing data uploads, and finalizing application procedures.

Georgia LPCs must complete the GOALS step first

For Georgia LPCs, there is one critical first step:

Georgia licensees must first apply through the Georgia GOALS system to be deemed compact-eligible.

Georgia LPCs should not skip this step. If you are currently licensed in Georgia as a Licensed Professional Counselor and want to obtain compact privileges, you must first submit an amendment application through your Georgia GOALS licensure account.

After the Georgia Board processes and approves the amendment application, eligible licensees may then apply for compact privileges through the Counseling Compact application system.

Start here:

Step 1: Apply through the Georgia GOALS licensure portal:
Georgia GOALS System

Step 2: After Georgia confirms compact eligibility, apply through the Counseling Compact application page:
Counseling Compact Application Page

Are Associate Professional Counselors eligible?

No. Associate Professional Counselors are not eligible for compact privileges.

Where can Georgia LPCs apply?

As of the current implementation update, the Counseling Compact is live for licensees in:

Arizona
Georgia
Indiana
Louisiana
Minnesota
Ohio

This list will expand as more compact states complete the required steps to begin issuing and receiving privileges.

Does the compact automatically authorize practice in every compact state?

No.

This is one of the most important points for Georgia LPCs to understand. Being licensed in Georgia does not automatically authorize a counselor to practice in every compact state.

A counselor must apply for and receive a compact privilege in each state where the client is located. The compact simplifies the process, but it does not remove the requirement to obtain authorization in the state where services are being provided.

Can Georgia LPCs practice in states that passed the compact but are not live yet?

Not through the compact.

Some states have passed Counseling Compact legislation but are still completing implementation requirements. Until a state becomes operational, counselors cannot use the compact to practice there.

Counselors should continue to follow the laws and rules of the state where the client is physically located at the time services are provided.

What about insurance and online platforms?

Counselors should also be careful about billing and platform policies. The Counseling Compact application page notes that online platforms and insurance companies may not automatically accept a compact privilege for billing purposes.

Does a compact privilege replace state laws and ethics rules?

No.

A compact privilege authorizes practice in another participating state, but it does not erase the counselor’s responsibility to understand and follow that state’s laws, rules, ethics requirements, mandated reporting requirements, telehealth rules, documentation expectations, advertising rules, and scope-of-practice limitations.

Why this matters

The Counseling Compact is a major step forward for the counseling profession. It can improve continuity of care when clients move, travel, attend college, relocate for work, or live near state borders. It may also expand access to counseling services by reducing unnecessary barriers to interstate practice.

For Georgia LPCs, this is especially meaningful because Georgia was the first state to enact the Counseling Compact and is now among the first states to become operational.

Peak Development Group will continue monitoring Counseling Compact updates as additional states become operational and as Georgia counselors begin navigating the privilege application process.

This article is for informational purposes only and should not be treated as legal advice. Licensees should confirm requirements directly with the Georgia Composite Board and the Counseling Compact Commission before applying.