Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET
Chapter 35 - Board of Certification of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Section 201 KAR 35:040 - Continuing education requirements
Universal Citation: 201 KY Admin Regs Service 35:040
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 309.085(1)(b), 309.0830, 309.0834
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 309.0813(2) and 309.085(1)(b) require the Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors to promulgate administrative regulations establishing continuing education requirements. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for continuing education and prescribes methods and standards for the accreditation of continuing education courses for persons credentialed by the board.
Section 1. Basic Continuing Education Requirements.
(1)
(a) A
minimum of ten (10) continuing education hours each year shall be accrued by
each person holding a registration as an alcohol and drug peer support
specialist.
(b) A minimum of thirty
(30) continuing education hours, including at least six (6) continuing
education hours in ethics, each year shall be accrued by each person holding a
certificate as a certified alcohol and drug counselor associate I or a
certified alcohol and drug counselor associate II.
(c) A minimum of sixty (60) continuing
education hours shall be accrued by each person holding a credential as a
licensed alcohol and drug counselor or certified alcohol and drug counselor
during the three (3) year certification period for renewal with at least three
(3) continuing education hours in ethics.
(d) A minimum of sixty (60) continuing
education hours shall be accrued by each person holding a license as a licensed
clinical alcohol and drug counselor during the three (3) year li-censure period
for renewal with at least three (3) continuing education hours in
ethics.
(e) A minimum of twenty
(20) continuing education hours each year shall be accrued by each person
holding a license as a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor associate.
A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor associate shall obtain at least
three (3) continuing education hours in ethics during the renewal
cycle.
(2) A minimum of
nine (9) continuing education hours shall be accrued by each person holding a
certificate as a certified clinical supervisor during the three (3) year
licensure period for renewal, at least three (3) hours of which shall be the
board sponsored clinical supervision training. These hours may be included in
the continuing education hours required for the certified alcohol and drug
counselor, licensed alcohol and drug counselor, or licensed clinical alcohol
and drug counselor credential held by the certified clinical
supervisor.
(3) All continuing
education hours shall be relevant to the field of alcohol and drug
counseling.
(4) A credential holder
shall determine prior to attending a specific continuing education program that
the program:
(a) Has been approved by the
board; or
(b) Is offered or
sponsored by an organization approved by the board to provide continuing
education programs.
(5)
If the specific continuing education program is not preapproved as established
in subsection (4) of this section, the credential holder may apply for board
approval by providing the information required by Section 4 of this
administrative regulation.
(6) A
person credentialed by the board shall complete a minimum of six (6) hours of
continuing education in suicide assessment, treatment, and management as
required by
KRS
210.366. The suicide assessment, treatment,
and management continuing education course shall be approved by the board, be
provided by an entity identified in Section 2(4)(b) of this administrative
regulation, or be approved by one (1) of the following boards:
(a) Kentucky Board of Social Work;
(b) Kentucky Board of Licensure of Marriage
and Family Therapists;
(c) Kentucky
Board of Licensed Professional Counselors;
(d) Kentucky Board of Licensure for Pastoral
Counselors;
(e) Kentucky Board of
Examiners of Psychology; or
(f)
Kentucky Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy.
Section 2. Methods of Acquiring Continuing Education Hours.
(1) Continuing
education hours applicable to the renewal of the credential shall be directly
related to the professional growth and development of a credential
holder.
(2) Continuing education
hours may be earned by:
(a) Attending a
continuing education program that has prior approval by the board;
(b) The completion of appropriate academic
coursework; or
(c) Other
alternative methods approved by the board in accordance with subsection (6) of
this section.
(3) At
least fifty (50) percent of the required continuing education hours for a
credential holder shall be earned through live synchronous or face-to-face
continuing education presentations.
(4) Attendance at continuing education
programs automatically approved by the board.
(a) A program relevant to the practice of
alcohol and drug counseling that is provided, approved, or sponsored by any of
the providers listed in paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be:
1. Approved without further review;
and
2. Exempt from the program fee
established in
201 KAR
35:020, Section 8.
(b) The provisions of this subsection shall
apply to the following providers:
1. The
National Association of Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) and its member
boards;
2. The International
Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (ICRC);
3. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family
Services, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and its
subcontractors;
4. Community Mental
Health Centers;
5. The Kentucky
School of Alcohol and Drug Studies;
6. An Addiction Technology Transfer Center
(ATTC);
7. State or United States
Regional Addiction Training Institute;
8. Clinical Applications of the Principles on
Treatment of Addictions and Substance Abuse (CAPTASA); or
9. National Conference on Addiction Disorders
(NCAD).
(5)
(a) Academic coursework. An academic course,
as defined in
201
KAR 35:010, Section 1(1), shall not require board
review or approval.
(b) A general
education course, or elective designated to meet academic degree requirements,
shall be acceptable for continuing education credit if it is relevant to the
practice of alcohol and drug counseling.
(c) Academic credit equivalency for
continuing education hours shall be based on one (1) credit hour equaling
fifteen (15) continuing education hours.
(6) Alternative methods for obtaining
continuing education hours; programs requiring board review and approval. The
following activities shall be reviewed by the board to determine whether or not
the activity complies with the requirements of Section 3(2) of this
administrative regulation:
(a)
1. A program, including a home study course
and in-service training provided by an organization or education institution
not listed in subsection (4)(b) of this section; or
2. A program or academic course presented by
the credential holder, who shall earn two (2) continuing education hours for
each contact hour of instruction, unless it is repeated instruction of the same
course; or
(b) A
relevant publication in a professionally recognized or juried publication
authored by the credential holder, who shall earn continuing hours as follows:
1. Five (5) continuing education hours for
each published abstract or book review in a refer-eed journal;
2. Ten (10) continuing education hours for
each book chapter or monograph;
3.
Fifteen (15) continuing education hours for each published article in a
refereed journal; and
4. Twenty
(20) continuing education hours for each published book.
Section 3. Procedures for Preapproval of Continuing Education Programs.
(1) An applicant seeking to obtain approval
of a continuing education program prior to its offering shall apply to the
board at least thirty (30) days in advance of the commencement of the program,
and shall provide the information required in Section 4 of this administrative
regulation.
(2) A continuing
education activity shall be qualified for approval if the activity:
(a) Is an organized program of
learning;
(b) Pertains to subject
matter relating to alcohol and drug counseling;
(c) Enhances the professional competence of
the credential holder by:
1. Refreshing
knowledge and skills; or
2.
Educating on a new topic or subject; and
(d) Is conducted by a competent instructor,
as documented by appropriate academic training, professional licensure or
certification, or professionally recognized experience.
(3)
(a) The
board may monitor or review a continuing education program approved by the
board, in accordance with this section.
(b) Upon evidence of significant variation in
the program presented from the program approved, the board shall withdraw
approval of the hours granted to the program.
Section 4. Subsequent Approval of Continuing Education Programs.
(1) A course that has not
been preapproved by the board may be used for continuing education if approval
is subsequently secured from the board.
(2) The following information shall be
submitted for board review of a program:
(a) A
published course or seminar description;
(b) The name and qualifications of the
instructor;
(c) A copy of the
program agenda indicating hours of education;
(d) Number of continuing education hours
requested;
(e) Official certificate
of completion or college transcript from the sponsoring agency or college;
and
(f) Continuing Education
Program Application for continuing education credits approval.
Section 5. Application for Approved Sponsor.
(1) A company,
individual, or association that wishes to be designated as an approved sponsor
of continuing education shall complete a Continuing Education Sponsor
Application, and pay the provider fee established in
201 KAR
35:020, Section 8.
(2) An approved sponsor of continuing
education shall be allowed to advertise the program as preapproved to meet the
continuing education requirements for credential renewal.
(3)
(a)
Approval shall be for one (1) year from date of approval unless substantial
course changes occur.
(b) For
purposes of this section, a substantial course change shall be a change in the
curriculum in excess of twenty (20) percent.
Section 6. Responsibilities and Reporting Requirements of Credential Holder; Audit.
(1)
(a) During the renewal period, the board
shall review at least fifteen (15) percent of all credential holders'
documentation supporting the completion of the appropriate number of continuing
education hours through a random audit process.
(b) Copies of supporting documentation
submitted to the board shall be shredded and shall not be returned to the
certificate holder upon completion of the audit process.
(c) Verification of continuing education
hours shall not otherwise be reported to the board.
(2) A credential holder shall:
(a) Be responsible for obtaining the required
continuing education hours;
(b)
Identify personal continuing education needs and seek activities that meets
those needs;
(c) Seek ways to
integrate new knowledge, skills, and activities;
(d) Select approved activities by which to
earn continuing education hours;
(e) Submit to the board, if applicable, a
request for approval for continuing education activities not approved as
established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation;
(f) Document attendance, participation in,
and successful completion of continuing education activity; and
(g) Maintain records of continuing education
hours for five (5) years from the date of the offering of the continuing
education activity.
(3)
The following items may be used to document continuing education activity:
(a) Transcript;
(b) Certificate;
(c) Affidavit signed by the
instructor;
(d) Receipt for the fee
paid to the sponsor; or
(e) Written
summary of experiences that are not formally or officially documented
otherwise.
(4) Failure
to comply with this administrative regulation shall constitute a violation of
KRS
309.085(1)(b) and shall
result in board:
(a) Refusal to renew
credential;
(b) Suspension of
credential; or
(c) Revocation of
credential.
Section 7. Carryover of Continuing Education Hours Prohibited. Continuing education hours earned in excess of those required pursuant to Section 1 of this administrative regulation shall not be carried forward.
Section 8. Waiver or Extensions of Continuing Education.
(1) On application, the board may
grant a waiver of the continuing education requirements or an extension of time
within which to fulfill the requirements in the following cases:
(a) Medical disability or serious injury of
the credential holder;
(b) Serious
illness of the credential holder or of an immediate family member; or
(c) Death or serious injury of an immediate
family member.
(2) A
written request for waiver or extension of time involving medical disability or
illness shall be:
(a) Submitted by the
credential holder; and
(b)
Accompanied by a verifying document signed by a licensed physician or an
advanced practice registered nurse.
(3) A waiver of or extension of time within
which to fulfill the minimum continuing education requirements shall not exceed
one (1) year.
(4) If the medical
disability or illness upon which a waiver or extension has been granted
continues beyond the period of the waiver or extension, the credential holder
shall reapply for the waiver or extension.
Section 9. Continuing Education Requirements for Reinstatement or Reactivation of a Credential.
(1) A person requesting reinstatement of
licensure, or of credentialing as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor or
certified alcohol and drug counselor shall:
(a) Submit evidence of receiving sixty (60)
hours of continuing education within the three (3) year period immediately
preceding the date that reinstatement is requested; or
(b) Obtain thirty (30) hours of continuing
education within six (6) months of reinstatement of licensure, or of
certification as a certified alcohol and drug counselor.
(2) A person requesting reinstatement of
certification as a certified clinical supervisor shall attend three (3) hours
of board sponsored clinical supervision training within one (1) year
immediately preceding the date that reactivation is requested.
(3) Failure to obtain thirty (30) hours
within six (6) months shall result in termination of certification or
licensure.
(4) A person requesting
reinstatement of certification as a certified alcohol and drug counselor
associate I or certified alcohol and drug counselor associate II shall submit
evidence of receiving sixty (60) hours of continuing education within the three
(3) year period immediately preceding the date that reinstatement is
requested.
(5) A person requesting
reinstatement of a registration shall:
(a)
Submit evidence of receiving thirty (30) hours of continuing education within
the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date that reinstatement is
requested; or
(b) Obtain ten (10)
hours of continuing education within six (6) months of reinstatement of
registration.
(6)
Failure to obtain ten (10) hours within six (6) months shall result in
termination of registration.
(7) A
person requesting reactivation of registration, certification, or licensure
shall submit evidence of receiving twenty (20) hours of continuing education
within one (1) year immediately preceding the date that reactivation is
requested. A minimum of ten (10) hours shall be live synchronous or
face-to-face continuing education presentations.
(8) The continuing education hours received
in compliance with this section shall be in addition to the continuing
education requirements established in Section 1 of this administrative
regulation and shall not be used to comply with the requirements of that
section.
Section 10. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Continuing Education Sponsor Application Form", 2008; and
(b) "Continuing Education Program
Application", June 2015.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Alcohol and Drug Counselors, 500 Mero Street, 2 SC 32, Frankfort, Kentucky,
telephone (502) 782-8814, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The
board's Web site address is:https://adc.ky.gov.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 309.0813(2), 309.085(1)(b)
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