Code of Colorado Regulations
700 - Department of Regulatory Agencies
744 - Division of Professions and Occupations - Board of Addiction Counselor Examiners
4 CCR 744-1 - BOARD OF ADDICTION COUNSELOR EXAMINERS RULES
Section 4 CCR 744-1.12 - OCCUPATIONAL CREDENTIAL PORTABILITY PROGRAM (C.R.S. sections 12-245-207, 12-20-202(3))
Universal Citation: 4 CO Code Regs 744-1 ยง 12
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A. General.
To be considered for licensure by endorsement pursuant to the Occupational Credential Portability Program, under sections 12-20-202(3) and 12-245-207, C.R.S., an applicant must submit a completed application form, all supporting documentation, and the appropriate fee.
B. Complaints/inquiries, investigations, and disciplinary actions.
The Board may decline to issue a license to an applicant for licensure by endorsement pursuant to the Occupational Credential Portability Program if the Board demonstrates by a preponderance of evidence, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the applicant:
1. Lacks the requisite substantially
equivalent education, experience or credentials to practice addiction
counseling; or
2. Has committed an
act that would be grounds for disciplinary action under the law governing the
practice of addiction counseling.
C. Criteria.
1. In accordance with section
12-20-202(3),
C.R.S., an applicant duly licensed and in good standing in another state or
United States territory or through the federal government, or who holds a
military occupational specialty, as defined in section
24-4-201, C.R.S., may apply to the
Board for licensure by endorsement pursuant to the Occupational Credential
Portability Program. To apply for endorsement pursuant to this Rule 1.12 , the
following criteria must be met.
a. Applicant
submits to the Board:
(1) Satisfactory proof
of the applicant's substantially equivalent education, experience, and
credentials to section
12-245-804, C.R.S. An applicant
must submit sufficient information to establish that her/his education,
experience, and credentials are substantially equivalent to section
12-245-804, C.R.S. The Board may
require additional information from the applicant; or
(2) Satisfactory proof that the applicant has
held for at least one year a current and unrestricted license in good standing
to practice addiction counseling in another jurisdiction with a scope of
practice that is substantially similar to the scope of practice for the
applicable credential pursuant to the Part 8 of the Mental Health Practice
Act.
b. Applicant
certifies that:
(1) Applicant has reported to
the Board any injunction action entered against her/him and knows of no
injunctive action pending against her/him or her/his license, certificate,
listing or registration to practice professional counseling where the
injunction or injunctive action relates to her/his practice of professional
counseling or psychotherapy;
(2)
Applicant has reported to the Board any malpractice judgment against her/him,
and knows of no settlement of a malpractice action or claim against her/him,
and knows of no malpractice action or claim pending against her/him where the
malpractice alleged relates to her/his practice of professional counseling or
psychotherapy;
(3) Applicant has
reported to the Board any complaint pending before, investigation being
conducted by, or disciplinary proceeding pending before the licensing,
grievance, or disciplinary board of any jurisdiction in which s/he is licensed,
registered, or certified to practice professional counseling where the
complaint, investigation, or proceeding concerns practice as a certified or
licensed addiction counselor or psychotherapy.
(4) Applicant has reported to the Board any
misdemeanor or felony conviction(s); and
(5) Applicant has reported to the Board any
prior disciplinary action against applicant by another jurisdiction;
c. Applicant submits verification
of a military occupational specialty, as defined in section
24-4-201, C.R.S., verification of
each license, registration, or certification obtained through the federal
government, and verification of licensure from each jurisdiction(s) in which
applicant has ever been licensed, registered, listed or certified.
d. Applicant submits proof that he/she meets
the statutory age requirement.
D.Jurisprudence Examination.
Each applicant shall pass a Board developed jurisprudence examination.
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