New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 27 - COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Part 11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE WITH EXAMINATION AS AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE COUNSELOR (LADAC)
Section 16.27.11.9 - APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.27.11.9
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
An alcohol and drug abuse counselor (LADAC) must possess the following qualifications and provide the required documentation with the application.
A. Age requirement: Be at least 21 years of age.
B. Applicant must sign a statement provided in the application indicating the applicant has read the code of ethics and agrees to be bound and governed by the code of ethics.
C. Applicant must demonstrate professional competency by passing the national certification examination for addiction counselors (NCAC level 1).
D. Education requirements
(1) Holds an associate degree in counseling,
counseling related field or a substance abuse related field from an accredited
institution. The board may approve, on a case-by-case basis, applicants whose
education is not in a counseling or substance abuse related field. One semester
credit hour is equal to 15 clock hours of education. Qualifying education shall
include 276 clock hours in the following areas:
(a) 90 hours in the field of alcohol
abuse
(b) 90 hours in the field of
drug abuse
(c) 90 hours in the
field of counseling
(d) six hours
that pertain specifically to alcohol and drug counseling ethics
training.
(2) Holds a
baccalaureate degree in counseling, a counseling related field or a substance
abuse related field from an accredited institution. The board may approve, on a
case-by-case basis, applicants whose education is not in a counseling or
substance abuse related field. One semester credit hour is equal to 15 clock
hours of education. Qualifying education shall include 276 clock hours in the
following areas:
(a) 90 hours in the field of
alcohol abuse
(b) 90 hours in the
field of drug abuse
(c) 90 hours in
the field of counseling
(d) six
hours that pertain specifically to alcohol and drug counseling ethics training,
(must be acquired two years prior to submission of an application).
(3) Holds a masters or doctoral
degree in counseling, a counseling related field or a substance abuse related
field from an accredited institution. The board may approve, on a case-by-case
basis, applicants whose education is not in a counseling or substance abuse
related field. One semester credit hour is equal to 15 clock hours of
education. Qualifying education shall include 276 clock hours in the following
areas:
(a) 90 hours in the field of alcohol
abuse
(b) 90 hours in the field of
drug abuse
(c) 90 hours in the
field of counseling
(d) six hours
that pertain specifically to alcohol and drug counseling ethics training, (must
be acquired two years prior to submission of an application).
E. Experience requirements.
(1) associate degree requires a
minimum of three years and 3,000 client contact hours under appropriate
supervision of experience in the practice of alcohol and drug abuse counseling
and 200 hours of appropriate supervision; or
(2) a baccalaureate degree requires a minimum
of two years and 2,000 client contact hours under appropriate supervision of
experience in the practice of alcohol and drug abuse counseling and 100 hours
of appropriate supervision; or
(3)
a masters or doctoral degree requires a minimum of one year and 1,000 client
contact hours under appropriate supervision of experience in the practice of
alcohol and drug abuse counseling and 50 hours of appropriate
supervision.
F. Documentation required for licensure:
(1) a
completed application as specified in
16.27.3.8 NMAC, and
(2) proof of completed education and
experience requirements:
(a) the applicant is
required to submit an official transcript in a sealed envelope from each
institution contributing to the applicant's associate, baccalaureate, or
masters degree; the official transcript must be submitted with the application;
applicants educated in foreign institutions who are unable to submit certified
official transcripts shall submit a statement explaining why such transcripts
are not available and shall submit certified copies of the degree certificates
granted, information on the curricula offered, and any other documentation
requested by the board, and
(b)
documentation of required drug, alcohol, counseling and ethics training
(attachment D) shall include:
(i) transcripts
from the college or university, and
(ii) the date, course title, course
description, number of hours attended and certificate of attendance,
and
(c) a statement from
each supervisor in a sealed envelope on a form provided by the board
(attachment B) verifying the applicant's supervised experience and setting
forth the nature and extend of such supervision must be submitted with the
application; the statement shall verify that the applicant's performance was in
accordance with adequate counseling standards of alcohol and drug practice; if
a supervisor' statement is not available, the applicant may submit
documentation explaining why the supervisor's statement is not available and
sworn affidavits from other individuals verifying that supervision took place
and describing the nature and the extent of supervision, and
(3) applicant must sign a
statement provided in the application indicating the applicant has read the
code of ethics and agrees to be bound and governed by the code of ethics,
and
(4) verification of the
applicant's licensure, registration, or certification status must be submitted
on attachment form A, which must be sent directly to the board by the
jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed, certified or
registered.
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