Military and Family Life Counselor Licensure Waiver

Provisions in U.S. Code Title 10, Section 1094, allow licensed professionals working in the DOD health care system — as members of the armed forces, civilian employees or under personal service contracts — to hold a license from any state, regardless of where they are providing services; however, non-medical counselors working as Military OneSource counselors or in the Military and Family Life Counseling Program are not covered.

More than 2,500 counselors from the MFLC Program provide non-medical support to military members, families and survivors worldwide. In fiscal year 2021, the MFLC Program conducted more than 1.6 million face-to-face counseling sessions, serving 3.6 million participants. Military and family life counselors provided an additional 1.4 million outreach activities.