Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The ADRA shall develop policies and
procedures for the operation of an approved institution of higher education
program.
B. Institutions which
grant formal college credit for courses in addictive disorder counseling,
compulsive gambling counseling or prevention, or in any other area deemed
pertinent by the ADRA, have sufficient qualified faculty, and can offer a
supervised clinical practicum or internship may register with the ADRA as an
approved institution of higher education, also known as AIHE.
C. The designation of approved institution of
higher education is granted to the nearest renewal date one year after the
request for AIHE status is approved, provided:
1. a satisfactory application form is
submitted;
2. the institution is an
organized college or university accredited by a recognized regional accrediting
body;
3. the institution provides a
statement, signed by an authorized officer of the institution, to document the
institution's desire to provide education in the continuum of care in the areas
of addiction treatment and/or intervention and/or prevention or other pertinent
areas and the document acknowledges the responsibility for such activities.
This statement must contain acknowledgment that the institution is independent
of the ADRA, that it will hold the ADRA harmless, and that it will comply with
the requirements of the ADRA;
4.
the institution provides a statement documenting the appropriateness of its
curriculum, the qualifications of the faculty to teach such courses, and the
policy on practicum and internship courses. This statement must document that
education, training, experience, and supervision when appropriate in all 12
core functions or KSA performance domains will be provided;
5. the institution provides a summary
statement of its continuous quality improvement program and agrees to maintain
full records of that program;
6.
the institution agrees to provide for ongoing consultation from a CCS or other
qualified professional approved by the ADRA who will provide ongoing
consultation relative to the quality and content of its addictive disorder
counseling, compulsive gambling counseling or prevention curriculum;
7. the institution agrees to an annual audit
review of its education program in the continuum of care in the areas of
addiction treatment and/or intervention and/or prevention curriculum and
continuous quality improvement program by a professional approved by the ADRA
and an audit or review of its records at any time by the ADRA.
D. Registration as an approved
institution of higher education shall be renewed annually, provided:
1. a satisfactory renewal form is received
prior to the expiration date of the current registration;
2. the annual audit report of the
institution's continuum of care in the areas of addiction treatment and/or
intervention and/or prevention and continuous quality improvement program,
signed by an individual approved by the ADRA for this purpose, is filed with
the ADRA;
3. there have been no
unresolved complaints against the institution.
E. An approved institution of higher
education shall be authorized to:
1. announce
to the public and advertise the availability of its addictive disorder
counseling, compulsive gambling counseling or prevention curriculum;
2. offer practicum or internship courses in
addictive disorder counseling, compulsive gambling counseling or prevention for
credit;
3. reasonably assure its
students that their education will meet ADRA standards.
F. Persons submitting application for
certification which list education from institutions which are not registered
as an AIHE shall document that the educational institution where the education
was obtained meets standards equivalent to those of this ADRA. Equivalence may
be demonstrated by:
1. the institution
holding approval as a higher education provider of addictive disorder
counseling, compulsive gambling counseling or prevention education from the
certifying authority in the state where the institution is located;
2. the institution holding approval as a
higher education provider of addictive disorder counseling, compulsive gambling
counseling, or prevention education from a certifying authority with which the
ADRA has a current agreement of reciprocity;
3. providing documentation of:
a. the institution being an organized college
or university accredited by a recognized regional accrediting body;
b. the appropriateness of the
curriculum;
c. the qualifications
of the faculty to teach such courses;
d. the policy on practicum and internship
courses;
e. that education,
training, experience, and supervision when appropriate in all 12 core functions
or KSA performance domains were provided.
G. Persons submitting application for
certification which claim more than 18 semester hour equivalents must provide
documentation demonstrating that a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit were
not reasonably available from an AIHE. The ADRA in its discretion may grant
additional semester hour equivalents for cases of documented hardship at the
rate of 15 clock hours of AEP education per one semester hour of AIHE credit
provided a written request for waiver is submitted.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:3388.4.
