Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
Outpatient clinical services shall be provided by Louisiana licensed mental
health practitioners within the scope of the State Practice Act and licensing
requirements.
B. A mental health
practitioner may include a:
1. licensed
professional counselor (LPC);
2.
licensed clinical social worker (LCSW);
3. licensed addiction counselor (LAC);
and
4. licensed marriage and family
therapist (LMFT).
C. The
following practitioners are also approved service providers:
1. licensed medical doctor;
2. licensed psychologist;
3. licensed nurse practitioner
(NP);
4. advanced practice
registered nurse (APRN); and
5.
registered nurse (RN) with documented evidence of receiving a minimum of five
continuing education units (CEUs) annually that are specifically related to
behavioral health and medication management issues.
D. Registered addiction counselors (RACs) and
certified addiction counselors (CACs) may also provide clinical services with a
licensed mental health practitioner on- site.
E. RACs shall meet the following
qualifications:
1. is at least 21 years of
age;
2. is a legal resident of the
United States;
3. is not in
violation of any ethical standards subscribed to by the Addictive Disorders
Regulatory Authority (ADRA);
4. has
not been convicted of a felony;
a. The ADRA in
its discretion may waive this requirement upon review of the individual's
circumstances;
5. has
successfully completed 270 clock hours of education approved by the ADRA. One
semester hour equals 15 clock hours. One CEU equals 10 clock hours. One hundred
eighty of these hours must be specific to addiction treatment. The remaining 90
hours may be related, but are subject to approval by the ADRA. Six of the 90
hours must be in professional ethics;
6. has successfully completed 6,000 hours
(three years) of supervised work experience in the treatment of people with
addictive disorders. Of these hours, he/she must complete a 300 hour practicum
in the core functions and global criteria, with at least twenty 20 hours in
each core function. This experience must be supervised by a certified clinical
supervisor (CCS) or other qualified professional who has received the proper
waiver from the ADRA;
7. has
completed and received approval for an application prescribed by the ADRA;
and
8. demonstrates competency in
addiction counseling by submitting and gaining approval for a typical case
study and passing a written examination prescribed by the ADRA.
F. CACs shall meet the following
qualifications:
1. is at least 21 years of age
and holds a bachelor's degree from an approved and accredited institution of
higher education in a human services field;
2. is a legal resident of the United
States;
3. is not in violation of
any ethical standards subscribed to by the ADRA;
4. has not been convicted of a felony;
a. the ADRA in its discretion may waive this
requirement upon review of the individual's circumstances;
5. has successfully completed two hundred
seventy clock hours of education approved by the ADRA. One semester hour equals
fifteen clock hours. One CEU equals ten clock hours. One hundred eighty of
these hours must be specific to addiction treatment. The remaining ninety hours
may be related, but are subject to approval by the ADRA. Six of the ninety
hours must be in professional ethics;
6. has successfully completed 4,000 hours
(two years) of supervised work experience in the treatment of people with
addictive disorders. Of these hours, he/she must complete a 300 hour practicum
in the core functions and global criteria, with at least 20 hours in each core
function. This experience must be supervised by a CCS or other qualified
professional who has received the proper waiver from the ADRA;
7. has completed and received approval for an
application prescribed by the ADRA; and
8. demonstrates competency in addiction
counseling by submitting and gaining approval for a typical case study and
passing a written examination prescribed by the ADRA.
G. A registered addiction counselor or a
certified addiction counselor may not practice independently and may not render
a diagnostic impression, but can practice under the supervision of an LMHP
on-site within an agency that is licensed or accredited.
H. Unlicensed practitioners shall only
practice under the supervision of a licensed professional, within the scope of
the licensed professional's State Practice Act and licensing
requirements.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security
Act.
