21 N.C. Admin. Code 68.0305

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 68 .0305 - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL APPLICANTS FOR LICENSED CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST

In addition to meeting the requirements of G.S. 90-113.40, an applicant seeking licensure as a clinical addictions specialist shall submit the following:

(1) Documentation of completion of:

(a) Six hours of HIV/AIDS/STDS/TB/Bloodborne pathogens training and education;

(b) Six hours of clinical ethics training;

(c) Six hours of clinical supervision specific training; and

(d) Six hours selected from the following list:

(i) nicotine use disorder;

(ii) psychopathology;

(iii) evidence-based treatment;

(iv) substance use disorder issues and older adults;

(v) substance use disorder issues and veterans; and

(vi) substance use disorder issues and domestic violence.

All hours listed in this Item may be included in the 180 hours of substance use disorder training required for licensure;

(2) A copy of a substance use disorder specialty certificate or transcript if the applicant is applying under Criteria C as defined in G.S. 90-113.40(c)(3), or is seeking education credit as described in Item (1) of this Rule under any other criteria outlined in G.S. 90-113.40(c);

(3) An official transcript of completed masters or other advanced degree in a human services field with a clinical application as found in Rule .0101(5) of this Chapter, if not previously submitted under Item (2) of this Rule;

(4) A completed application found on the Board's website; and

(5) Payment of the following fees:

(a) All applicants who are in the deemed status group shall make payment of a non-refundable application fee of ten dollars ($10.00) and payment of a non-refundable credentialing fee of forty dollars ($40.00).

(b) All other applicants shall make payment of an application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and payment of a non-refundable certification fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00).

(c) All applicants seeking credentialing pursuant to Criteria A, Criteria B, and Criteria C of G.S. 90-113.40(c) shall make payment of a non-refundable examination fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). An applicant seeking credentialing pursuant to Criteria D (Deemed Status) who has not completed an examination as required by G.S 90-113.41(b), shall complete and pass the examination at his or her own expense.

21 N.C. Admin. Code 68 .0305

Authority G.S. 90-113.30; 90-113.33; 90-113.38; 90-113.40; 90-113.41;
Temporary Adoption Eff. November 15, 1997;
Eff. April 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2014; August 1, 2002;
Readopted Eff. April 10, 2019;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2022.

Authority G.S. 90-113.30; 90-113.33; 90-113.38; 90-113.40; 90-113.41; 90-113.43;
Temporary Adoption Eff. November 15, 1997;
Eff. April 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2014; August 1, 2002; Readopted Eff. April 10, 2019.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 19, April 1, 2019 Eff. Pending consultation pursuant to G.S. 12-3.1.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 37, Issue 03, August 1, 2022 effective 7/1/2022.