New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Alc - Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals
Chapter Alc 300 - INITIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
Part Alc 309 - INITIAL RECIPROCITY-BASED LADC LICENSURE
Section Alc 309.01 - Eligibility Requirements for Reciprocity-Based Initial Licensure as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Alc 309.01
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) The board shall issue an initial license as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor on the basis of reciprocity to an individual who:
(1)
Meets the requirements set forth in
Alc
306.02(a)(1) through (a)
(3);
(2) Holds one of the following
academic degrees:
a. An associate's degree in
substance use counseling or addiction studies; or
b. A bachelor's degree in clinical mental
health, social work, psychology, substance use counseling, addiction studies or
human services from a college or university accredited by:
1. The Commission on Institutions of Higher
Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; or
2. Any other accrediting body recognized by
the Council for Higher Education Accreditation;
(3) Has had any felony conviction waived by
the board pursuant to
Alc
306.02(b); and
(4) Has complied with the application
procedures set forth in (b) below.
(b) An applicant for reciprocity-based initial licensure as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor shall submit or arrange for the board's office to receive:
(1) A completed initial licensure application
form provided by the board and further described in Alc 313.02;
(2) A recent 2 inch by 2 inch head-shot
photograph of the applicant;
(3) A
reciprocity approval notification sent directly to the board's office by IC
& RC;
(4) An official
transcript showing the applicant's academic degree sent directly to the board's
office by the degree-granting educational institution;
(5) Payment of the applicable license fee
shown in Alc 317.01 in the form of:
a. Cash;
or
b. A check or money order made
payable to "Treasurer, State of New Hampshire";
(6) Payment of the charge made by the
division of state police for the issuance of the applicant's state and federal
criminal conviction reports in the form of cash, or a check or money order made
payable to "State of New Hampshire-Criminal Records";
(7) The completed, signed and notarized form
required by the New Hampshire division of state police for the issuance and
transmission to the board of the applicant's state and federal criminal
conviction record reports;
(8) On
an official division of state police fingerprint card provided to the applicant
by the board, the set of fingerprints required by the division of state police
for the issuance of the applicant's state and federal criminal conviction
reports;
(9) Unless the information
is available only on a secure website, an official verification letter sent
directly to the board by every jurisdiction which has issued a license,
certificate, or other authorization to practice counseling of individuals with
substance use disorders stating:
a. Whether
the license, certificate, or other authorization is or was, during its period
of validity, in good standing, and
b. Whether any disciplinary action was taken
against the license, certificate, or other authorization to practice;
(10) A written description of the
circumstances if the applicant has indicated "yes" to any of the "yes-no"
questions on the initial licensure application form; and
(11) If the requirements for supervised work
experience in the jurisdiction from which the applicant is applying are less
than those described in Alc 306.05, as many board-provided supervisor report
forms, further described in Alc 309.02, as are necessary to demonstrate that
the applicant has met the minimum requirements outlined in Alc 306.05 at the
time of his or her application.
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