Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXXX - Substance Abuse Counselors › Chapter 7 - Credentials for License/Certification/Registration › Section LXXX-705 - Registered Addiction Counselor (RAC)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The ADRA shall recognize as a RAC each
				candidate who:
1. is at least 21 years of age
				(from the date the application is received);
2. is a legal resident of the United
				States;
3. is not in violation of
				any ethical standards subscribed to by the ADRA;
4. is not now, and has not been, a substance
				abuser or compulsive gambler for a period of two years from the date the
				application is received;
5. has not
				been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to,
				a felony. The ADRA may waive this requirement for good cause upon request of
				the applicant. The applicant shall provide the ADRA with a certified copy of
				his criminal history;
6. signs the
				ADRA form of professional and ethical accountability and
				responsibility;
7. provides
				evidence of having satisfied the following requirements in education,
				supervised practical training and experience:
a. education-has successfully completed a
				minimum of 270 clock hours of education with a minimum of 180 hours specific to
				substance abuse and up to 90 hours in related courses or areas of study.
				Education is defined as formal, structured instruction in the form of work
				shops, seminars, institutes, in-services, college/university credit courses and
				distance education. Of the substance specific hours required by this provision,
				at least 6 hours must be in professional ethics. The professional ethics hours
				may not be obtained through "in service" training;
b. supervised practical training-has
				successfully completed a minimum 300 performance hours in the KSA's/12 core
				functions (with a minimum of 10 hours in each core function). Training is
				defined as a formal systematic process that focuses on skill development and
				integration of knowledge. The training must take place in a setting where
				addictive disorder counseling is provided. The training may occur as part of
				eligible work experience (see Subparagraph c below) and may be competed under
				more than one supervisor or agency. All training hours must be documented and
				verified;
c. experience-documents
				and verifies evidence of having successfully completed 6,000 hours (3 years) of
				supervised work experience providing addictive disorder counseling services.
				Supervised work experience must be paid or voluntary experience as a counselor
				who provides direct counseling services to individuals diagnosed as having one
				or more addictive disorders, at least one of which is alcohol or substance
				abuse related. Supervised work experience must be in the KSA's and 12 core
				functions with substance abuse clients. Unsupervised work experience will not
				be considered. The supervision required herein must be provided by a certified
				clinical supervisor with a minimum of one contact hour per week. In the event a
				certified clinical supervisor is unavailable, the individual may apply to the
				ADRA for a waiver. An Associate Degree from an accredited institution of higher
				education in a human services or behavioral science discipline or such other
				discipline (s) as the department may deem appropriate, may be substituted for
				1,000 hours of the 6,000 hours of experience required herein;
8. demonstrates professional
				competency in addictive disorder counseling by satisfying written and oral
				examination requirements and providing documentation of such. The ADRA shall
				indicate the examination requirements that govern each testing cycle;
9. it is the candidate's responsibility to
				assure himself that his educational preparation has provided comprehensive
				coverage of the subjects and topics necessary to allow him to develop a
				sufficient knowledge base and to adequately prepare him to be able to
				demonstrate professional competency in addictive disorder counseling;
10. it is the candidate's responsibility to
				assure himself that his clinical experience has provided comprehensive training
				sufficient to adequately prepare him to be able to demonstrate professional
				competency in addictive disorder counseling;
11. provides three letters of recommendation
				attesting to the individual's fitness to be an addictive disorder
				counselor;