Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 177.1 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS, PREVENTION SPECIALISTS, CLINICAL SUPERVISORS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADDICTIONS PROFESSIONALS, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMATE
Subchapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION
Section 11-177.1-20 - Examination
Current through February, 2024
(a) An applicant for certification shall be eligible for examination after the application, fees, and other required documents have been received, reviewed, and approved by the department.
(b) Applicants shall not have had a certificate permanently revoked in any category during the previous five years.
(c) A criminal history check shall be conducted on all applicants. A general application, or an application for examination or recertification, may be refused due to a conviction for a crime when the crime directly relates to the applicant's possible performance as a substance abuse counselor, program administrator, prevention specialist, clinical 'supervisor, criminal justice addictions professional, or co-occurring disorders professional diplomate.
(d) Upon approval of the application, the applicant shall be required to complete the examination process established by the department.
(e) There shall be at least one examination cycle annually for each category.
(f) Applicants shall be notified in writing of the date, time, and location for examinations not less than twenty-one days prior to the beginning of the examination cycle.
(g) The passing score for examinations shall be determined by the department.
(h) Applicants shall be notified in writing by the department of examination results within thirty days of receipt of those results by the department.
(i) The application, examination fee, and other materials shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of receipt by the department. If no action has been taken, the department shall make at least one documented attempt to contact the applicant before destroying the application.
