Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
By the authority
granted under sections 4758.25 and 4796.30 of the Revised Code, the board shall
determine and issue a license, certificate, or endorsement in accordance with
Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code and does not exceed the applicant's
training.
(B)
All applicants for reciprocity shall file with the
board a formal application in a manner prescribed by the board that necessary
to be licensed or certified at a particular level, specific to substance use
disorder counseling/treatment, gambling disorder treatment, or prevention, and
consists of the following:
(1)
Documentation that the applicant:
(a)
Holds a license,
certificate, or endorsement in another state for at least one year prior to the
application; or
(b)
Has satisfactory work experience, a government
certification, or a private certification if the applicant is coming from a
state that does not issue the license, certificate, or endorsement for which
the applicant is applying.
(2)
Documentation of
the applicant's passing score on an alcohol and drug counselor exam or
documentation of the applicant's passing score on a prevention specialist exam
if one has been completed;
(3)
Documentation
that the applicant has actively engaged in the practice specific to substance
use disorder counseling/treatment, gambling disorder treatment, or prevention
in a equivalent scope of practice in which the applicant is applying, as
follows:
(a)
License, certificate, endorsement, or government
certification: twelve consecutive months within the five years immediately
preceding the date of application;
(b)
Private
certifications: twenty-four consecutive months within the five years
immediately preceding the date of application; or
(c)
If paragraphs
(B)(3)(a) or (B)(3)(b) does not apply, then work experience: thirty-six
consecutive months within the five years immediately preceding the date of
application.
(4)
Documentation that any license, certificate,
endorsement, government certification, or a private certification was held and
maintained in good standing or was never surrendered or revoked because of
negligence or intentional misconduct in any jurisdiction that the applicant has
held a license, certificate, endorsement, government certification, or a
private certification in the same profession in which the applicant is
applying; and
(5)
Current criminal records check in accordance with
Chapter 4758. of the Revised and agency 4758 of the Administrative
Code.
(C)
Pay the fee equal to the renewal fee set by the
board.
(D)
The board may waive any or all the above for
applications submitted and approved through IC&RC.
