Supervisors in Delaware

Counseling (LPC / LMHC)

Your supervision can be in person or by live video, with no cap on video hours.

• At least 100 hours of face-to-face, individual direct supervision
• No more than 40 of the 100 hours may be group supervision
• Supervisor must meet Board qualifications in subsections 2.5–2.5.3

Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals · 24 DE Admin. Code 3000-2.3.1, 2.4.1.3 (30 DE Reg. 46, July 2026)

Social Work (LCSW)

All of your direct supervision can be by live video if your supervisor agrees, but phone and email supervision don't count.

• Video use is at the supervisor's discretion
• At least 75 of the 100 direct supervision hours must be one-to-one
• Telephone or email supervision is not permitted

Delaware Board of Social Work Examiners · 24 DE Admin. Code 3900-3.1.3 (30 DE Reg. 51, July 2026)

Marriage & Family Therapy (LMFT)

Your live video supervision should count as face-to-face since Delaware dropped its 50% video cap, but confirm with the Board because the MFT rule doesn't mention video.

• 100 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision required
• Supervisor must meet subsection 6.3.1 (e.g., DE LMFT licensed 2+ years)
• A non-LMFT supervisor needs Board approval on the Request for Alternative Supervisor form

Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals · 24 DE Admin. Code 3000-5.1.2.1.4; 28 DE Reg. 467 (Dec 2024)

Psychology

Live video counts as face-to-face supervision, but your supervisor must work in your practice setting, so outside remote-only supervisors generally won't qualify.

Video counts as face-to-face, but your supervisor must be employed or contracted at your practice setting.

• At least 1 hour of face-to-face supervision per 10 clinical hours
• Must register as a psychological assistant before starting postdoc work in DE
• Weekly one-on-one supervision; group supervision only with Board approval

Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists · 24 DE Admin. Code 3500-7.2, 7.3, 9.2.1 (29 DE Reg. 797, Mar 2026)

Collaborating Physician (NP)

NPs in Delaware don't need a collaborating physician. Full practice authority comes with your APRN license, and there are no transition-to-practice hours.

• No collaborative agreement or transition hours required since HB 141 (2021)
• Must hold active Delaware RN and APRN licenses, including for telehealth
• Employers may still require a collaborative agreement

Delaware Board of Nursing · 24 Del. C. § 1935(a)(1), (b), (f); § 1936 repealed by 83 Del. Laws c. 111, § 2 (HB 141), eff. Aug. 4, 2021

Supervising Physician (PA)

Your collaborating physician can be remote if reachable electronically during patient encounters; independent practice for 6,000+ hour PAs starts by May 12, 2027 at the latest.

• A physician may collaborate with at most 4 PAs (same-building exemption)
• Written collaborative agreement kept on file at your primary practice location
• 6,000+ hours: Council independent-practice route, implemented by May 12, 2027

Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; Regulatory Council for Physician Associates · 24 Del. C. §§ 1770A(2), 1771(b), (f), (i), 1772(e), (i)-(j), as amended by 85 Del. Laws c. 253 (HB 325, approved May 12, 2026), § 23