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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.28 | License as Social Worker.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The social workers professional standards committee of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall issue a license as a social worker to each applicant who submits a properly completed application, pays the fee established under section 4757.31 of the Revised Code, and meets the requirements specified in division (B) of this section. A social worker license shall clearly indicate each academic degree earned by the person to whom it is issued.
(B) To be eligible for a license as a social worker, an individual must meet the following requirements:
(1) The individual must hold from an accredited educational institution one of the following:
(a) A baccalaureate degree in social work;
(b) A master's degree in social work;
(c) A doctorate in social work.
(2) The individual must pass an examination administered by the board for the purpose of determining ability to practice as a social worker.
(C) The committee may issue a temporary license to practice as a social worker as follows:
(1) To an applicant who meets all of the requirements to be licensed under this section, pending the receipt of transcripts or action by the committee to issue a license as a social worker;
(2) For a period not to exceed ninety days, to an applicant who provides the board with a statement from the applicant's academic institution indicating that the applicant has met the academic requirements for the applicant's degree, and the projected date the applicant will receive the applicant's transcript showing a conferred degree.
On application to the committee, a temporary license issued under division (C)(2) of this section may be renewed for good cause shown.
(D) The board shall adopt any rules necessary for the committee to implement this section, including criteria for the committee to use in determining whether an applicant's training should be accepted and supervised experience approved. Rules adopted under this division shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 9, 2021 at 4:58 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.29 | Certificate of Registration as Social Work Assistant.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly
The social workers professional standards committee of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall issue a certificate of registration as a social work assistant to each applicant who submits a properly completed application, pays the fee established under section 4757.31 of the Revised Code, and holds from an accredited educational institution an associate degree in social service technology or a bachelor's degree that is equivalent to an associate degree in social service technology or a related bachelor's or higher degree that is approved by the committee.
Last updated October 9, 2021 at 4:57 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.301 | Temporary Licensure as Marriage and Family Therapist.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
On receipt of an application for a license as a marriage and family therapist, the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board may issue a temporary license to an individual who qualifies under division (A) of section 4757.30 of the Revised Code for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, except that the individual is awaiting the next opportunity to take an examination required by the board under that division. The temporary license allows the holder to engage in the practice of marriage and family therapy as appropriate and is valid from the date of issuance until the earlier of one year from that date, the date the applicant withdraws from taking the examination, the date the applicant is notified that the applicant failed the examination, or the date the applicant's license is issued under section 4757.30 of the Revised Code. A temporary license may not be renewed.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 1:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.32 | License Renewals or Restoration.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
A license or certificate of registration issued under this chapter is valid without further recommendation or examination until revoked or suspended or until the license or certificate of registration expires for failure to renew as provided for in this section. Licenses and certificates of registration shall be renewed biennially in accordance with the schedule established in rules adopted by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board under section 4757.10 of the Revised Code. A license or certificate of registration may be renewed in accordance with the standard renewal procedure established under Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code.
Subject to section 4757.36 of the Revised Code, the staff of the appropriate professional standards committee of the board shall, on behalf of each committee, issue a renewed license or certificate of registration to each applicant who has paid the renewal fee established by the board under section 4757.31 of the Revised Code and satisfied the continuing education requirements established by the board under section 4757.33 of the Revised Code.
A license or certificate of registration that is not renewed lapses on its expiration date. A license or certificate of registration that has lapsed may be restored if the individual, not later than two years after the license or certificate expired, applies for restoration of the license or certificate. The staff of the appropriate professional standards committee shall issue a restored license or certificate of registration to the applicant if the applicant pays the renewal fee established under section 4757.31 of the Revised Code and satisfies the continuing education requirements established under section 4757.33 of the Revised Code for restoring the license or certificate of registration. The board and its professional standards committees shall not require a person to take an examination as a condition of having a lapsed license or certificate of registration restored.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.321 | Classification of License or Registration as Inactive.

Effective:
July 10, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 232 - 130th General Assembly
(A) A person licensed or registered under this chapter may apply to the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board to have the person's license or registration classified as inactive. If a fee is charged under division (B) of this section, the person shall include the fee with the application. If the person's license or registration is in good standing and the person meets any other requirements established by the board in rules adopted under this section, the board shall classify the license or registration as inactive. The inactive classification shall become effective on the date immediately following the date that the person's license or registration is scheduled to expire.
(B) The board may charge a fee for classifying a license or registration as inactive.
(C) During the period that a license or registration is classified as inactive, the person may not engage in the practice of professional counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy, as applicable, in this state or make any representation to the public indicating that the person is actively licensed or registered under this chapter.
(D) A person whose license or registration has been classified as inactive may apply to the board to have the license or registration reactivated. The board shall reactivate the license or registration if the person meets the requirements established by the board in rules adopted under this section.
(E) The board's jurisdiction to take disciplinary action under this chapter is not removed or limited when a license or registration is classified as inactive under this section.
(F) The board shall adopt rules as necessary for classifying a license or registration as inactive and reactivating an inactive license or registration. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(G) This section does not apply to registration of master's level counselor trainees, social worker trainees, marriage and family therapist trainees, or continuing education providers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.33 | Continuing Education.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, each person who holds a license or certificate of registration issued under this chapter shall complete during the period that the license or certificate is in effect not less than thirty clock hours of continuing professional education as a condition of receiving a renewed license or certificate. To have a lapsed license or certificate of registration restored, a person shall complete the number of hours of continuing education specified by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board in rules it shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
The professional standards committees of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing standards and procedures to be followed by the committees in conducting the continuing education approval process, which shall include registering individuals and entities to provide continuing education programs approved by the board.
(B) In the case of a person who holds a certificate of registration issued under section 4757.29 of the Revised Code, the person shall complete during the period that the certificate is in effect not less than fifteen clock hours of continuing professional education as a condition of receiving a renewed certificate.
(C) The board may waive the continuing education requirements established under this section for persons who are unable to fulfill them because of military service, illness, residence abroad, or any other reason the committee considers acceptable.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 1:03 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.34 | Domestic Violence Training.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall approve one or more continuing education courses of study that assist social workers, independent social workers, social work assistants, independent marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed professional counselors, art therapists, and music therapists in recognizing the signs of domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse. Social workers, independent social workers, social work assistants, independent marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed professional counselors, art therapists, and music therapists are not required to take the courses.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 1:21 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.39 | Single Board Member to Conduct Hearing.

Effective:
March 18, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 223 - 121st General Assembly
For any hearing it is authorized to conduct under this chapter, the board may appoint one of its members to act on behalf of the board. The board shall make such appointments in writing. It is not necessary for a member to be an attorney to be appointed. A finding or order of a member appointed to act on behalf of the board is a finding or order of the board when confirmed by the board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.40 | Injunctions.

Effective:
October 5, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 123rd General Assembly
In addition to any other remedies provided by law, the counselor and social worker board may apply to an appropriate court for an order enjoining the violation of any provision of this chapter, and on a showing that any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter, the court shall grant an order enjoining the violation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.42 | Prohibiting Practice of Psychology.

Effective:
March 20, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 83 - 130th General Assembly
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing any person to engage in the practice of psychology as defined in division (B) of section 4732.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.43 | No Authorization for Hospital Admission.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Nothing in this chapter or the rules adopted under it shall be construed as authorizing a licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed professional counselor, independent marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist, independent social worker, social worker, social work assistant, art therapist, or music therapist to admit a patient to a hospital or as requiring a hospital to allow any of those individuals to admit a patient.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 1:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.44 | Mental Health Professional - Immunity.

Effective:
April 7, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 374 - 124th General Assembly
For the purposes of section 2305.51 of the Revised Code, a person who holds a license issued under this chapter is a mental health professional.
A license holder is not liable in damages in a civil action, and shall not be subject to disciplinary action by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board, for disclosing any confidential information about a client that is disclosed for the purposes of section 2305.51 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.45 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Effective:
March 22, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 247 - 129th General Assembly
The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.50 | Telehealth Services.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A professional clinical counselor, independent social worker, independent marriage and family therapist, art therapist, or music therapist may provide telehealth services in accordance with section 4743.09 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 1:46 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.511 | Selection of Counseling Compact Commission Delegate.

Effective:
September 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 204 - 134th General Assembly
Not later than sixty days after the "Counseling Compact" is entered into under section 4757.51 of the Revised Code, the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board, in accordance with section 9 of the compact, shall select an individual to serve as a delegate to the counseling compact commission created under the compact. The board shall fill a vacancy in this position not later than sixty days after the vacancy occurs.
Last updated October 19, 2022 at 11:59 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4757 | Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists › Section 4757.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
March 18, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 223 - 121st General Assembly
Whoever violates section 4757.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.01 | Chemical Dependency Professional Definitions.

Effective:
September 28, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 131st General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Accredited educational institution" means an educational institution accredited by an accrediting agency accepted by the Ohio board of regents.
(B)(1) "Alcohol and other drug clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures" means an approach to chemical dependency counseling that emphasizes the chemical dependency counselor's role in systematically assisting clients through all of the following:
(a) Analyzing background and current information;
(b) Exploring possible solutions;
(c) Developing and providing a treatment plan;
(d) In the case of an independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor, independent chemical dependency counselor, or chemical dependency counselor III only, diagnosing chemical dependency conditions.
(2) "Alcohol and other drug clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures" includes counseling, assessing, consulting, and referral as they relate to chemical dependency conditions.
(C) "Chemical dependency conditions" means those conditions relating to the abuse of or dependency on alcohol or other drugs that are classified in accepted nosologies, including the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders and the international classification of diseases, and in editions of those nosologies published after December 23, 2002.
(D) "Chemical dependency counseling" means rendering or offering to render to individuals, groups, or the public a counseling service involving the application of alcohol and other drug clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures to assist individuals who are abusing or dependent on alcohol or other drugs.
(E) "Gambling disorder" means a persistent and recurring maladaptive gambling behavior that is classified in accepted nosologies, including the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders and the international classification of diseases, and in editions of those nosologies published after September 15, 2014.
(F) "Prevention services" means a comprehensive, multi-system set of individual and environmental approaches that maximizes physical health, promotes safety, and precludes the onset of behavioral health disorders.
(G) Unless the context provides otherwise, "scope of practice" means the services, methods, and techniques in which and the areas for which a person who holds a license, certificate, or endorsement under this chapter is trained and qualified.
(H) "Substance abuse professional" has the same meaning as in 49 C.F.R. 40.3.
(I) "U.S. department of transportation drug and alcohol testing program" means a transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing program governed by 49 C.F.R. part 40.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.02 | Unauthorized Practice or Representation as Chemical Dependency Counselor Prohibited.

Effective:
September 28, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in section 4758.03 of the Revised Code, no person shall do any of the following:
(1) Engage in or represent to the public that the person engages in chemical dependency counseling for a fee, salary, or other consideration unless the person holds a valid independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license, independent chemical dependency counselor license, chemical dependency counselor III license, chemical dependency counselor II license, or chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate issued under this chapter;
(2) Use the title "licensed independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor," "LICDC-CS," "licensed independent chemical dependency counselor," "LICDC," "licensed chemical dependency counselor III," "LCDC III," "licensed chemical dependency counselor II," "LCDC II," "chemical dependency counselor assistant," "CDCA," or any other title or description incorporating the word "chemical dependency counselor" or any other initials used to identify persons acting in those capacities unless currently authorized under this chapter to act in the capacity indicated by the title or initials;
(3) Represent to the public that the person holds a gambling disorder endorsement unless the person holds a valid gambling disorder endorsement issued under this chapter;
(4) Represent to the public that the person is a registered applicant unless the person holds a valid registered applicant certificate issued under this chapter;
(5) Use the title "certified prevention consultant," " CPC," "certified prevention specialist," "CPS," "certified prevention specialist assistant," "CPSA," "registered applicant," "RA," or any other title, description, or initials used to identify persons acting in those capacities unless currently authorized under this chapter to act in the capacity indicated by the title or initials.
(B) No person shall engage in or represent to the public that the person engages in chemical dependency counseling as a chemical dependency counselor I.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.03 | Exemptions.

Effective:
December 23, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 496 - 124th General Assembly
Division (A) of section 4758.02 of the Revised Code does not apply to any of the following:
(A) An individual who holds a valid license, registration, certificate, or credentials issued under another chapter of the Revised Code while performing services within the recognized scope, standards, and ethics of the individual's profession;
(B) An individual who is a rabbi, priest, Christian Science practitioner, clergy, or member of a religious order and other individuals participating with them in pastoral counseling when the chemical dependency counseling activities are within the scope of the performance of their regular or specialized ministerial duties and are performed under the auspices or sponsorship of an established and legally cognizable church, denomination, or sect or an integrated auxiliary of a church as defined in paragraph (h) of 26 Code of Federal Regulations 1.6033-2 (2000) as amended, and the individual rendering the service remains accountable to the established authority of that church, denomination, sect, or integrated auxiliary;
(C) A student in an accredited educational institution while carrying out activities that are part of the student's prescribed course of study if the activities are supervised as required by the educational institution and the student is not represented as an individual who holds a license or certificate issued under this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.06 | Confidential Information.

Effective:
September 15, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly
No individual who holds or has held a license, certificate, or endorsement issued under this chapter shall disclose any information regarding the identity, diagnosis, or treatment of any of the individual's clients or consumers except for the purposes and under the circumstances expressly authorized by 42 U.S.C.A. 290dd-2, regulations promulgated pursuant to that federal law, other federal law enacted after December 23, 2002, to replace 42 U.S.C.A. 290dd-2, or regulations promulgated under the replacement federal law. The prohibition of this section applies whether or not the information is recorded.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.10 | Chemical Dependency Professionals Board.

Effective:
September 28, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 131st General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the chemical dependency professionals board.
(B) The governor shall appoint all of the following voting members of the board with the advice and consent of the senate:
(1) Four individuals who hold a valid independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license or independent chemical dependency counselor license issued under this chapter, including at least two of whom have received at least a master's degree in a field related to chemical dependency counseling from an accredited educational institution;
(2) Two individuals who hold a valid chemical dependency counselor III license issued under this chapter;
(3) One individual who holds a valid chemical dependency counselor II license issued under this chapter;
(4) Two individuals who hold a valid prevention consultant certificate or prevention specialist certificate issued under this chapter;
(5) One individual who is authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery and has experience practicing in a field related to chemical dependency counseling;
(6) Two individuals who represent the public and have not practiced chemical dependency counseling or prevention services and have not been involved in the delivery of chemical dependency counseling services or prevention services. At least one of these individuals shall be at least fifty years of age. During their terms, the public members shall not practice chemical dependency counseling or prevention services or be involved in the delivery of chemical dependency counseling services or prevention services.
(C) Not later than ninety days after December 23, 2002, the director of mental health and addiction services shall appoint an individual who represents the department of mental health and addiction services to serve as an ex officio member of the chemical dependency professionals board.
(D) Not more than one-half of the voting members of the board may be of the same gender or members of the same political party. At least two voting members of the board shall be of African, Native American, Hispanic, or Asian descent.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.11 | Terms of Appointees.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
Of the initial appointees to the chemical dependency professionals board appointed by the governor under division (B) of section 4758.10 of the Revised Code, four shall be appointed for terms ending one year after December 23, 2002, four shall be appointed for terms ending two years after December 23, 2002, and four shall be appointed for terms ending three years after December 23, 2002. After the initial appointments, terms of office shall be three years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds.
A voting member of the board shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. A voting member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A voting member shall continue in office after the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Voting members may be reappointed, except that an individual who has held office for two consecutive full terms shall not be reappointed sooner than one year after the expiration of the second full term.
The ex officio member of the board appointed by the director of mental health and addiction services under division (C) of section 4758.10 of the Revised Code shall serve at the pleasure of the director.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.12 | Compensation and Expenses of Voting Members.

Effective:
December 23, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 496 - 124th General Assembly
The voting members of the chemical dependency professionals board shall receive an amount fixed under division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code for each day employed in the discharge of their official duties as board members and shall be reimbursed for their necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.13 | Meetings, Records.

Effective:
September 28, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 131st General Assembly
The chemical dependency professionals board shall meet to discuss matters relating to the administration and operation of the board and the regulation of the practices of chemical dependency counseling and prevention services. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting every three months. Additional meetings may be held at such times as the board determines, on the call of the chairperson, or on the written request to the executive director of three or more voting board members. If three or more voting members request a meeting, the executive director shall call a meeting, which shall be held not later than seven days after the request is received.
Seven voting members of the board constitute a quorum to conduct business. Except as provided in section 4758.32 of the Revised Code, no action shall be taken without the concurrence of at least a quorum.
At its first meeting each year, the board shall elect a chairperson from among its voting members. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms as chairperson.
The board shall keep any records and minutes necessary to fulfill the duties established by this chapter and rules adopted under it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.15 | Employment of Executive Director, Employees, Consultants.

Effective:
December 23, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 496 - 124th General Assembly
The chemical dependency professionals board shall employ an executive director. The board may employ and prescribe the powers and duties of employees and consultants as are necessary for it to carry out the board's duties under this chapter and the rules adopted under it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.16 | Prohibiting Discrimination.

Effective:
September 15, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly
The chemical dependency professionals board shall not discriminate against any licensee, certificate holder, endorsement holder, or applicant for a license, certificate, or endorsement under this chapter because of the individual's race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, or age. The board shall afford a hearing to any individual who files with the board a statement alleging discrimination based on any of those reasons.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.17 | Seal - Evidence of Records.

Effective:
December 23, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 496 - 124th General Assembly
The chemical dependency professionals board shall adopt a seal to authenticate its records and proceedings.
A statement, signed by the executive director of the board to which is affixed the official seal of the board, to the effect that an individual specified in the statement does not currently hold a license or certificate under this chapter or that a license or certificate issued by the board under this chapter has been revoked or suspended, shall be received as prima-facie evidence of a record of the board in any court or before any officer of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.18 | Address and Telephone Number to Appear on License or Certificate.

Effective:
December 23, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 496 - 124th General Assembly
The chemical dependency professionals board shall include the board's address and telephone number on each license and certificate it issues under this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.21 | Fees - Vouchers.

Effective:
September 28, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 131st General Assembly
(A) In accordance with rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code and subject to division (B) of this section, the chemical dependency professionals board shall establish, and may from time to time adjust, fees to be charged for the following:
(1) Admitting an individual to an examination administered pursuant to section 4758.22 of the Revised Code;
(2) Issuing an initial independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license, independent chemical dependency counselor license, chemical dependency counselor III license, chemical dependency counselor II license, chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate, prevention consultant certificate, prevention specialist certificate, prevention specialist assistant certificate, or registered applicant certificate;
(3) Issuing an initial gambling disorder endorsement;
(4) Renewing an independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license, independent chemical dependency counselor license, chemical dependency counselor III license, chemical dependency counselor II license, chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate, prevention consultant certificate, prevention specialist certificate, or prevention specialist assistant certificate;
(5) Renewing a gambling disorder endorsement;
(6) Approving continuing education courses under section 4758.28 of the Revised Code;
(7) Doing anything else the board determines necessary to administer this chapter.
(B) The fees established under division (A) of this section are nonrefundable. They shall be in amounts sufficient to cover the necessary expenses of the board in administering this chapter and rules adopted under it. The fees for a license, certificate, or endorsement and the renewal of a license, certificate, or endorsement may differ for the various types of licenses, certificates, or endorsements, but shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five dollars each, unless the board determines that amounts in excess of one hundred seventy-five dollars are needed to cover its necessary expenses in administering this chapter and rules adopted under it and the amounts in excess of one hundred seventy-five dollars are approved by the controlling board.
(C) All vouchers of the board shall be approved by the chairperson or executive director of the board, or both, as authorized by the board.
Last updated July 27, 2021 at 2:36 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.22 | Development and Use of Examinations.

Effective:
September 28, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 131st General Assembly
The chemical dependency professionals board shall prepare, cause to be prepared, or procure the use of, and grade, cause to be graded, or procure the grading of, examinations to determine the competence of individuals seeking an independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license, independent chemical dependency counselor license, chemical dependency counselor III license, chemical dependency counselor II license, prevention consultant certificate, or prevention specialist certificate. The board may develop the examinations or use examinations prepared by state or national organizations that represent the interests of those involved in chemical dependency counseling or prevention services. The board shall conduct examinations at least twice each year and shall determine the level of competence necessary for a passing score.
An individual may not sit for an examination administered pursuant to this section unless the individual meets the requirements to obtain the license or certificate the individual seeks, other than the requirement to have passed the examination, and pays the fee established under section 4758.21 of the Revised Code. An individual who is denied admission to the examination may appeal the denial in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.221 | Examination for Substance Abuse Professionals.

Effective:
March 22, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 284 - 129th General Assembly
In accordance with rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code, the chemical dependency professionals board may administer examinations for individuals seeking to act as substance abuse professionals in a U.S. department of transportation drug and alcohol testing program. If it elects to administer the examinations, the board shall use examinations that comprehensively cover all the elements of substance abuse professional qualification training listed in 49 C.F.R. 40.281(c)(1) and are prepared by a nationally recognized professional or training organization that represents the interests of those involved in chemical dependency counseling services.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.23 | Establishing Codes of Ethical Practice and Professional Conduct.

Effective:
September 28, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 131st General Assembly
(A) In rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code, the chemical dependency professionals board shall establish codes of ethical practice and professional conduct for the following:
(1) Individuals who hold a valid independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license, independent chemical dependency counselor license, chemical dependency counselor III license, chemical dependency counselor II license, or chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate issued under this chapter;
(2) Individuals who hold a valid prevention consultant certificate, prevention specialist certificate, prevention specialist assistant certificate, or registered applicant certificate issued under this chapter;
(3) Individuals who hold a valid gambling disorder endorsement.
(B) The codes for individuals identified under division (A)(1) of this section shall define unprofessional conduct, which shall include engaging in a dual relationship with a client, former client, consumer, or former consumer; committing an act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or exploitation of a client, former client, consumer, or former consumer; and, except as permitted by law, violating client or consumer confidentiality.
(C) The codes for individuals identified under division (A)(1) of this section may be based on any codes of ethical practice and professional conduct developed by national associations or other organizations representing the interests of those involved in chemical dependency counseling. The codes for individuals identified under division (A)(2) of this section may be based on any codes of ethical practice and professional conduct developed by national associations or other organizations representing the interests of those involved in prevention services. The board may establish standards in the codes that are more stringent than those established by the national associations or other organizations.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.24 | Issuing License or Certificate.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The chemical dependency professionals board shall issue a license, certificate, or endorsement under this chapter to an individual who meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Except as provided in section 4758.241 of the Revised Code, submits a properly completed application and all other documentation specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code;
(2) Except as provided in section 4758.241 of the Revised Code, pays the fee established under section 4758.21 of the Revised Code for the license, certificate, or endorsement that the individual seeks;
(3) Meets the requirements to obtain the license, certificate, or endorsement that the individual seeks as specified in section 4758.39, 4758.40, 4758.41, 4758.42, 4758.43, 4758.44, 4758.45, 4758.46, 4758.47, or 4758.48 of the Revised Code;
(4) Meets any additional requirements specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code to obtain the license, certificate, or endorsement that the individual seeks.
(B) The board shall not do either of the following:
(1) Issue a certificate to practice as a chemical dependency counselor I;
(2) Issue a new registered applicant certificate to an individual whose previous registered applicant certificate has been expired for less than the period of time specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 9, 2021 at 4:57 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.241 | Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor-Clinical Supervisor License.

Effective:
March 22, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 284 - 129th General Assembly
The chemical dependency professionals board shall issue an independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license under section 4758.24 of the Revised Code to each individual who, on the effective date of this section, holds a valid independent chemical dependency counselor license without requiring the individual to comply with divisions (A)(2) and (3) of that section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.25 | Reciprocity.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The chemical dependency professionals board shall issue a license, certificate, or endorsement in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(1) The applicant holds a license, certificate, or endorsement in another state.
(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in a state that does not issue the license, certificate, or endorsement for which the applicant is applying.
(B) A license or certificate obtained under this section may be renewed or restored under section 4758.26 of the Revised Code if the individual holding the license or certificate satisfies the renewal or restoration requirements established by that section. An individual holding a license or certificate obtained under this section may obtain, under section 4758.24 of the Revised Code, a different license or certificate available under this chapter if the individual meets all of the requirements as specified in that section for the license or certificate the individual seeks.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:51 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.26 | Expiration and Renewal of License.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Subject to section 4758.30 of the Revised Code, a license, certificate, or endorsement issued under this chapter expires the following period of time after it is issued:
(1) In the case of an initial chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate, thirteen months;
(2) In the case of any other license, certificate, or endorsement, two years.
(B) Subject to section 4758.30 of the Revised Code and except as provided in section 4758.27 of the Revised Code, the chemical dependency professionals board shall renew a license, certificate, or endorsement issued under this chapter in accordance with the standard renewal procedure established under Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code if the individual seeking the renewal pays the renewal fee established under section 4758.21 of the Revised Code and does the following:
(1) In the case of an individual seeking renewal of an initial chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate, satisfies the additional training requirement established under section 4758.52 of the Revised Code;
(2) In the case of any other individual, satisfies the continuing education requirements established under section 4758.51 of the Revised Code.
(C) Subject to section 4758.30 of the Revised Code and except as provided in section 4758.27 of the Revised Code, a license, certificate, or endorsement issued under this chapter that has expired may be restored if the individual seeking the restoration, not later than one year after the license, certificate, or endorsement expires, applies for restoration of the license, certificate, or endorsement. The board shall issue a restored license, certificate, or endorsement to the individual if the individual pays the renewal fee established under section 4758.21 of the Revised Code and does the following:
(1) In the case of an individual whose initial chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate expired, satisfies the additional training requirement established under section 4758.52 of the Revised Code;
(2) In the case of any other individual, satisfies the continuing education requirements established under section 4758.51 of the Revised Code for restoring the license, certificate, or endorsement.
The board shall not require an individual to take an examination as a condition of having an expired license, certificate, or endorsement restored under this section.
Last updated January 23, 2023 at 2:26 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 4758.27 | Prohibited Renewals.

Effective:
March 22, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 284 - 129th General Assembly
The chemical dependency professionals board shall not renew or restore under section 4758.26 of the Revised Code either of the following:
(A) A certificate to practice as a chemical dependency counselor I;
(B) A registered applicant certificate.