Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 38 - Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Chapter 10 - Licensure and Certification of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Subchapter 7 - Application
Section 38:10-7-3 - Private or independent practice

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 38:10-7-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

(a) No person may engage in the private or independent practice of alcohol and drug counseling work unless:

(1) licensed under the Act as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor; and,

(2) has had no less than two (2) years of full-time or the equivalent thereto of part-time experience, a total of 4,000 hours, supervised work experience, in the alcohol and drug counseling field, and shall continue to meet continuing education requirements set by the Board; or,

(3) is certified under the Act as a certified alcohol and drug counselor; and

(4) has had no less than three years of full-time or the equivalent thereto of part-time experience, a total of 6,000 hours of supervised work experience in the alcohol and drug counseling field, and shall continue to meet continuing education requirements set by the Board; and,

(5) is supervised by a licensed alcohol and drug counselor

(6) This section shall not be construed to prevent an LADC applicant who holds an Oklahoma license in good standing in another behavioral health profession from engaging in independent or private practice under the other license.

(b) It shall be considered unlawful private or independent practice for a candidate for licensure or certification who owns or operates a counseling business to act as the clinical director for the agency, or otherwise have oversight of the clinical services provided by the business.

Added at 23 Ok Reg 127, eff 10-3-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 2177, eff 6-25-06

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