Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 168.000 - Licensure Of Alcohol And Drug Counselors
Section 168.012 - Grandparenting Licensure
Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.168
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) An applicant practicing in the Commonwealth as an alcohol and drug counselor on July 1, 1999, and who applies for licensure within one year of September 13, 2002, shall be exempt from the licensure requirements for either a licensed alcohol and drug counselor I or II. Provided that the applicant for an alcohol and drug counselor I license:
(1) has a Certified
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADAC) certification, or a Certified Clinical
Supervision (CCS) certification, or a Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS)
certification, or a Certified Employment Assistance Professional (CEAP)
certification, or a Certified Alcohol Counselor (CAC) certification;
or
(2) has bona
fide supervisory clinical or administrative responsibility as an
executive director, program director or clinical director of a substance abuse
program, as such program is defined by the department of public health;
or
(3) has bona
fide clinical or administrative responsibility as a supervisor in a
substance abuse program, as such program is defined by the department of public
health, and has at least 10,000 hours of substance abuse clinical experience
and 2000 hours of supervisory experience documented by the program directors
who supervised said clinical and supervisory experience; or
(4) has a master's degree in behavioral
science and 4,000 hours of substance abuse clinical experience and 270 of
education related to alcohol and drug counseling as defined by the department
of public health; or
(5) has a
bachelor's degree and 6,000 hours of substance abuse clinical experience and
hours of education related to alcohol and drug counseling as defined by the
department of public health
(B) Alcohol and drug counselor II applicants must have at least 6,000 hours of substance abuse counseling experience documented by the program director(s) who supervised said counseling experience, and 180 hours of education related to alcohol and drug counseling as defined by the department of public health.
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