Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A. Each
Facility shall have at least one (1) Staff Counselor who is fully-certified or
licensed. All non-certified and/or licensed Counselors shall be under the
direct supervision of an on-site fully-certified or licensed
Counselor.
B. Staff and Volunteers
providing clinical counseling services shall have one (1) of the following
qualifications:
1. Certification:
a. Certification under the system
administered by the South Carolina Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Counselors Certification Commission, or currently engaged, as verified and
documented in the individual's personnel file, in the South Carolina
Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors certification process that is
to be completed within a three (3)-year period from date of hire as a
Counselor; or
b. Certification as a
Counselor by:
(1) The National Association of
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors;
(2) An International Certification
Reciprocity Consortium-approved certification board; or
(3) Any other South Carolina Department of
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services -approved credentialing or certification
association or commission; or
2. Licensure:
a. Licensed as a Psychiatrist by the South
Carolina Board of Medical Examiners;
b. Licensed as a Psychologist by the South
Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology;
c. Licensed as a Social worker by the South
Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners; or
d. Licensed as a Counselor or therapist by
the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors,
Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational
Specialists, pursuant to Section
40-75-30,
of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976.; or
3. Licensure as a Licensed Addiction
Counselor Associate by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of
Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors
and Psycho-Educational Specialists, pursuant to Section
40-75-30,
of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, under appropriate supervision. Full
licensure must be completed within a three (3)-year period from date of hire as
a Counselor.
C.
Counselors in Opioid Treatment Programs shall have one (1) of the following
qualifications:
1. Any of the certifications
or licensures in 508.B above; or
2.
The American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders;
or
3. The National Board for
Certified Counselors; or
4. Any
other equivalent, nationally-recognized, and South Carolina Department of
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services-approved association or accrediting body
that includes similar competency-based testing, supervision, educational, and
substantial experience.
D. In Facilities providing prevention
services, Counselors shall have one (1) of the following qualifications:
1. Certification by the South Carolina
Association of Prevention Professionals and Advocates as a Prevention
Professional or Senior Prevention Professional; or
2. In-process of becoming certified as a
Prevention Professional. This certification shall be achieved within a
thirty-six (36)-month period of time from the date of hire as a prevention
Counselor.
E. Any
individual employed as a direct Patient Counselor, Opioid Treatment Program
Counselor, or prevention services professional, to include contracted Staff,
who does not obtain his or her certification or licensing within the above
time-periods, shall cease providing counseling services until that
certification or licensing status is achieved.
F. The Facility shall verify and maintain
documentation of each Counselor's qualifications in the individual's Staff
record.
