Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 641C - Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors
LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION; SUPERVISION
Section 641C.215 - Action by staff or Board upon receipt of application for license or certificate

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 641C.215

Current through December 12, 2024

1. Upon receiving an application for licensure or certification as a counselor or certified intern, the staff shall review the application to determine whether the application is complete and the applicant satisfies all the requirements for the licensure or certification sought.

2. If the application is for licensure or certification as a counselor and the application is determined to be complete and it provides evidence that the applicant has satisfied all the requirements for the licensure or certification sought, the staff shall notify the applicant:

(a) That the application is in order; and

(b) Of the next date, time and place for the examination which the applicant must take.

3. If the application is for a certificate as a certified intern and the application is determined to be complete and it provides evidence that the applicant has satisfied all the requirements for certification as a certified intern, the Board will issue a certificate as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor intern, a clinical alcohol and drug abuse counselor intern or a problem gambling counselor intern to the applicant.

4. The staff may, not later than 90 days after the date on which it receives an application for licensure or certification, reject the application if the applicant:

(a) Fails to complete the application as specified by the Board;

(b) Does not meet the minimum requirements for:
(1) The license or certificate for which the applicant is applying; or

(2) The examination for the license or certificate for which the applicant is applying;

(c) Has previously had his or her license or certificate revoked by the Board;

(d) Has been convicted during the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which he or she submitted the application of any crime other than a violation of a traffic law not involving alcohol or a controlled substance;

(e) Has not completed a term of parole, probation or supervised release from a conviction obtained in this State, another state, a territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia before the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which he or she submitted the application; or

(f) Has falsified any information provided in the application.

If the staff rejects an application for licensure or certification, the staff shall forthwith notify the applicant in writing that the application has been rejected.

5. An applicant for licensure or certification whose application is received less than 30 days before a regularly scheduled examination will not be scheduled to sit for that examination but will be scheduled to sit for the next following regularly scheduled examination.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam'rs for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors by R097-00, eff. 8-9-2000; A by R126-01, 1-28-2002; A by Bd. of Exam'rs for Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Counselors by R157-03, 12-16-2003; R185-07, 12-17-2008; A by R058-14, eff. 12/22/2014

NRS 641C.200

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