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NH Rev Stat § 330-C:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:16 - Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor; Initial License.

    330-C:16 Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor;  Initial License. –||An applicant for initial MLADC licensure shall:||I. (a) Have graduated with a minimum graduate degree of a 60-hour masters degree or advanced standing masters degree in clinical mental health, clinical psychology, substance use treatment, social work, or human services or equivalent, with clinical course work and internship requirements, from an accredited college or university, 300 hours of alcohol and drug use education, which may be included in the coursework of the master's program, and 300 hours of supervised practical training.||(b) Have graduated with a masters degree of less than 60 hours in a discipline described in subparagraph (a) and has completed the necessary additional hours of masters level course work as determined by the board pursuant to RSA 330-C:9, I(d).||II. Either hold a current LADC license or pass the testing procedures required under RSA 330-C:17, II.||II-a. Either hold a current license issued by the board of mental health practice or pass the examination approved by the board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals to demonstrate competence to provide co-occurring disorder counseling within the context of substance use counseling.||III. Complete 3,000 hours of clinically supervised post-masters degree work experience in the treatment of substance use and co-occurring disorders. Up to 1,500 hours of clinically supervised work experience accumulated by the applicant during his or her practice as an LADC may be counted toward the required 3,000 hours. A current license issued by the board of mental health practice under RSA 330-A may be substituted for up to 1,500 hours of the required 3,000 hours of clinically supervised work experience. Where substitution of the full 1,500 hours is denied by the board, the applicant shall be provided the rationale for the board's denial. The board shall not deny the substitution of hours solely based on the applicant's clinical supervisor holding a license issued by the board of mental health practice.||IV. Meet other criteria as established by the board.||V. If the applicant does not meet the requirements of paragraphs I-IV, the board shall not issue a MLADC license but shall, if the individual meets all requirements for licensure as a LADC, issue a LADC license to the individual.|||Source. 2008, 189:1. 2010, 249:14, eff. Sept. 4, 2010. 2017, 194:1, eff. Aug. 29, 2017. 2019, 74:6, eff. Aug. 17, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:17 - Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor; Initial License.

    330-C:17 Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor;  Initial License. –||An applicant for initial LADC licensure shall:||I. (a) Have graduated with an associate's degree in substance use counseling, addiction studies, or equivalent program, obtained 300 hours of alcohol and drug use education within the degree-granting program or separately, completed 6,000 hours of supervised work experience, and completed 300 hours of supervised practical training within the degree-granting program, as part of the supervised work experience or separately; or||(b) Have graduated with a bachelor's degree in a clinical mental health, social work, psychology, substance use counseling, addiction studies, human services discipline, or equivalent program from an accredited college or university, obtained 300 hours of alcohol and drug use education within the degree-granting program or separately, completed 4,000 hours of supervised work experience, and completed 300 hours of supervised practical training within the degree-granting program, as part of the supervised work experience or separately.||II. Pass testing procedures of a nationally recognized credentialing entity specified by the board. Such procedures shall be based on the core functions and practice dimensions of addiction counseling.||III. Meet other criteria as established by the board.|||Source. 2008, 189:1. 2010, 249:15, eff. Sept. 4, 2010. 2017, 194:2, eff. Aug. 29, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:18 - Licensed Clinical Supervisor; Initial License.

    330-C:18 Licensed Clinical Supervisor;  Initial License. –||An applicant for initial LCS licensure shall:||I. Hold a current license as a MLADC or LADC;||II. Have 10,000 hours of experience as an alcohol and drug counselor;||III. Have 4,000 hours of experience as a clinical supervisor supervising professionals providing alcohol and drug counseling, which hours may be accumulated by the applicant as part of the experience requirements in paragraph II;||IV. Have received 200 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision;||V. Have completed 30 hours of training in clinical supervision covering assessment, evaluation, counselor development, management, administration, and professional responsibility;||VI. Pass testing procedures of a nationally recognized credentialing entity specified by the board; and||VII. Meet other criteria as established by the board.|||Source. 2008, 189:1. 2010, 249:16, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:19 - Certified Recovery Support Worker; Initial Certification.

    330-C:19 Certified Recovery Support Worker;  Initial Certification. –||An applicant for initial certification as a CRSW shall:||I. Submit a completed application and fees established by the board;||II. Have the ability to read and write in the English language;||III. Have a high school diploma or its equivalent;||IV. Have completed training requirements established by the board; and||V. Meet other criteria as established by the board.|||Source. 2008, 189:1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:20 - Criminal Record Checks.

    330-C:20 Criminal Record Checks. –||I. Every applicant for initial licensure or certification or reinstatement shall submit to the board a criminal history record release form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, which authorizes the release of his or her criminal history record, if any, to the board.||II. The applicant shall submit with the release form a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or an authorized employee of the department of safety. If the first set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, a second set of fingerprints shall be necessary in order to complete the criminal history records check. If, after 2 attempts, a set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, the board may, in lieu of the criminal history record check, accept police clearances from every city, town, or county where the person has lived during the past 5 years.||III. The board shall submit the criminal history record release form and fingerprint form to the division of state police which shall conduct a criminal history record check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the record check, the division of state police shall release copies of the criminal history record to the board.||IV. The board shall review the criminal history record information prior to making a decision and shall maintain the confidentiality of all criminal history records received pursuant to this section.||V. The applicant shall bear the cost of a criminal history record check.|||Source. 2008, 189:1, eff. July 1, 2008. 2018, 318:27, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:21 - Applicants From Other States.

    330-C:21 Applicants From Other States. –||I. The board may license or issue a certification to any applicant who is licensed or certified in any other state, provided the other state's requirements are substantially equivalent to or more stringent than those of this state.||I-a. An applicant whose state licensure meets the requirements in paragraph I shall be deemed able to practice in this state not more than 60 days after the application is received by the board pending final approval or denial for other reason by the board. ||II. The board may license or issue a certification to any applicant who is licensed or certified in any other state if the other state's requirements are not substantially equivalent to those of this state solely because the applicant has obtained a master's degree in a discipline described in RSA 330-C:16, I(a) which is less than a 60-hour degree. An individual licensed under this paragraph shall:||(a) Complete the necessary additional hours of course work in co-occurring disorders pursuant to standards established by the board within 5 years from the effective date of licensure or certification;||(b) Have completed 3,000 hours of clinically supervised work experience in the treatment of substance use and co-occurring disorders. These hours may be completed after the applicant has been issued the master's degree. Up to 1,500 hours of clinically supervised work experience accumulated by the applicant during his or her practice as a LADC may be counted toward the required 3,000 hours. In addition, a current license issued by the board of mental health practice may be substituted for 1,500 hours of the required 3,000 hours of clinically supervised work experience;||(c) Conduct his or her practice as an MLADC in full compliance with RSA 330-C:10; and||(d) Notify the board in writing that he or she has completed the requirements in subparagraph (a).||III. If an individual licensed under paragraph II does not satisfy the requirements of subparagraph II(a) within 5 years of initial licensure or certification, the board shall not renew the individual's MLADC license but shall, if the individual meets all the requirements for licensure as a LADC, issue a LADC license to the individual.||IV. The board shall waive provisions of this chapter requiring supervised work experience and practical training and grant a license as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor or master licensed alcohol and drug counselor to any applicant who presents proof of active licensed practice, in good standing, in another jurisdiction of the United States for a period of 5 years or more.|||Source. 2008, 189:1. 2010, 249:17. 2016, 248:1, eff. June 10, 2016. 2017, 194:3, eff. Aug. 29, 2017. 2018, 364:9, eff. Sept. 30, 2018. 2021, 197:13, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:22 - Renewals.

    330-C:22 Renewals. –||I. Licenses and certifications shall be renewed every 24 months after initial licensure or certification upon payment of a fee and presentation of satisfactory proof of completion of continuing education requirements pursuant to RSA 330-C:24.||II. Licensees and certification holders shall have a grace period of 30 days after expiration in which to renew retroactively if they otherwise are entitled to have their licenses or certifications renewed and pay to the board the renewal fee and any late fee set by the board under rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.||III. A suspended license or certification shall be subject to expiration and may be renewed as provided in this chapter, but such renewal shall not entitle the person, while the license or certification remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the activity, or in any other conduct or activity in violation of the order under which the license or certification was suspended. If a suspended license or certification is reinstated after its expiration, the person, as a condition of reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee that shall equal the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date immediately preceding the date of reinstatement, plus any late fee set by the board.||IV. A license or certification revoked on disciplinary grounds may not be renewed.||V. Upon the request of a licensee or certificate holder who is a member of the armed forces of the United States, a member of any reserve component of the armed forces, or a member of the national guard, the board is authorized to place the person's license or certification on inactive status whenever such person is called to active military duty. The board is authorized to return to active status any license or certification placed on inactive status at any time within the 2 years following the release from active military duty of the licensee or certificate holder, upon a written request accompanied by the payment of renewal fee if the license or certificate has expired, and accompanied by proof of completion of the current continuing education requirements.|||Source. 2008, 189:1. 2010, 249:18, 19, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:23 - Reinstatement.

    330-C:23 Reinstatement. –||I. An individual whose license or certification has lapsed by failure to renew under RSA 330-C:22 by the end of the 30-day grace period, may apply for reinstatement by meeting all requirements for renewal, or satisfying the following conditions:||(a) An individual who applies for reinstatement who does not meet the continuing education requirements shall demonstrate current alcohol and other drug use professional knowledge and skill, as defined in rules adopted by the board under RSA 541-A.||(b) For those persons applying for reinstatement following disciplinary action, compliance with all board requirements as well as any specific requirements set forth in the board's discipline order.||II. Application for reinstatement of a license or certification which has lapsed shall include payment of a reinstatement fee and be made, and granted or denied, in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.|||Source. 2008, 189:1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:24 - Continuing Education.

    330-C:24 Continuing Education. –||I. As a prerequisite to renewal of licensure or certification, a licensee or certificate holder shall present satisfactory evidence to the board of having met the continuing education requirements of this chapter.||II. The continuing education requirements for renewal shall be:||(a) For master licensed alcohol and drug counselors and licensed alcohol and drug counselors, 48 hours of approved continuing education in the 24 months subsequent to the date of licensure or re-licensure.||(b) For licensed clinical supervisors, 6 hours of training in clinical supervision which may be incorporated into the hours needed for LADC re-licensure in the 24 months subsequent to the date of licensure or re-licensure.||(c) For certified recovery support workers, 12 hours of approved continuing education in the 24 months subsequent to the date of certification or re-certification.|||Source. 2008, 189:1. 2010, 249:20, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:25 - Duty to Warn of Violent Acts of Client; Civil Liability.

    330-C:25 Duty to Warn of Violent Acts of Client;  Civil Liability. –||I. Any person licensed or certified under this chapter has a duty to warn of, or to take reasonable precautions to provide protection from, a client's violent behavior when the client has communicated to such person a serious threat of physical violence against a clearly identified or reasonably identifiable victim or victims, or a serious threat of substantial damage to real property.||II. The duty may be discharged by, and no monetary liability or cause of action shall arise against, any person licensed or certified under this chapter if the person makes reasonable efforts to communicate the threat to the victim or victims, notifies the police department closest to the client's or potential victim's residence, or obtains civil commitment of the client to the state mental health system.||III. No monetary liability and no cause of action may arise concerning client privacy or confidentiality against any person licensed or certified under this chapter for information disclosed to third parties in an effort to discharge a duty under paragraph II.|||Source. 2008, 189:1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:26 - Privileged Communications Between Licensees and Certificate Holders and Their Clients.

    330-C:26 Privileged Communications Between Licensees and Certificate Holders and Their Clients. –||A person licensed or certified under this chapter or an employee of such person, shall not disclose any confidential information that the licensee, certificate holder, or employee may have acquired while performing substance use counseling services for a patient unless in accordance with the federal regulation regarding the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records pursuant to 42 C.F.R. section 2.1 et seq.|||Source. 2008, 189:1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:29 - Hearings.

    330-C:29 Hearings. –||I. The board may hold adjudicative hearings concerning allegations of misconduct or other matters within the scope of this chapter. Such hearings shall be public proceedings. Any member of the board, or any other qualified person appointed by the board, shall have authority to preside at such a hearing and to issue oaths or affirmations to witnesses.||II. The board shall give the respondent and the complainant, if any, at least 15 days' written notice of the date, time, and place of a hearing, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Such notice shall comply with RSA 541-A and include an itemization of the issues to be heard, and, in the case of a disciplinary hearing, a statement as to whether the action has been initiated by a written complaint or upon the board's own motion, or both. If a written complaint is involved, the notice shall provide the complainant with a reasonable opportunity to intervene as a party. Such notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the complainant and to the respondent at the address provided by the respondent currently on file at the board offices. Notice mailed in compliance with this section shall be deemed served.||III. The board may at any time dispose of allegations in a complaint, investigation, or disciplinary hearing by settlement, default, or consent order, by issuing an order of dismissal for failing to state a proper basis for disciplinary action, or by summary judgment order based upon undisputed material facts. In disciplinary hearings, the board may hold prehearing conferences which shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A, but any final disciplinary action or decision which occurs without holding a public hearing shall be publicly released at the time it is served upon the parties.||IV. Final disciplinary actions and other adjudicative decisions made by the board shall be in writing and served upon the parties. Such decisions shall not be released to the public until they are served upon the parties.||V. Any person appearing at a board hearing or investigation may be represented by legal counsel or other representative, but the board shall have no obligation or authority to appoint or provide such representation.||VI. The board shall hear any complaint not resolved at or prior to a prehearing conference.||VII. In the case of sanctions for discipline in another jurisdiction, the decision of the other jurisdiction's disciplinary authority may not be collaterally attacked and the board may impose any of the sanctions set forth in this chapter, but shall provide notice and an opportunity to be heard if it intends to impose sanctions above those imposed by the other jurisdiction.|||Source. 2008, 189:1, eff. July 1, 2008. 2021, 197:14, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:30 - Rehearing; Appeals.

    330-C:30 Rehearing;  Appeals. –||I. Any person who has been refused a license or certification by the board or has been disciplined by the board shall have the right to petition for a rehearing within 30 days after the original decision.||II. Appeals from a decision on rehearing shall be by appeal pursuant to RSA 541.||III. No sanction shall be stayed by the board during an appeal.|||Source. 2008, 189:1, eff. July 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:31 - Unlawful Acts.

    330-C:31 Unlawful Acts. –||It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to:||I. Practice as a licensee or certificate holder without a license or certification, as applicable, or when the license or certification to do so has been revoked or suspended or when the license or certification to do so has lapsed.||II. Represent oneself in any way or use, in connection with the individual's name, any designation tending to imply licensure as an alcohol and drug counselor or clinical supervisor or certification as a recovery support worker unless so licensed or certified.||III. Represent or imply that the person or entity is conducting an alcohol and drug use counseling education program which has been approved by the board when the program has not been so approved.||IV. Disclose, solicit, or compile information regarding the contents of any licensing examinations relative to this chapter, except as authorized by the board.|||Source. 2008, 189:1. 2010, 249:22, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 330-C:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-C - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals|Section 330-C:32 - Penalty.

    330-C:32 Penalty. –||Any person convicted of violating RSA 330-C:31 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 2008, 189:1, eff. July 1, 2008.|