Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641C - Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors › LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION; SUPERVISION › Section 641C.225 - Licensure or certification without examination of applicant who holds license, certificate or other credential from another jurisdiction

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for licensure or
			 certification without examination as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor or a
			 clinical alcohol and drug abuse counselor pursuant to
			 NRS
			 641C.300 or an applicant for certification
			 without examination as a problem gambling counselor who holds a license or
			 certificate as a problem gambling counselor in another state, a territory or
			 possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia in which the
			 requirements of that jurisdiction at the time the license or certificate was
			 issued are deemed by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the
			 requirements set forth in the provisions of this chapter and chapter 641C of
			 NRS must submit to the Board:
(a) A written
			 application on a form prescribed by the Board;
(b) The applicable fee;
(c) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the
			 license, certificate or other credential held by the applicant:
(1) Was issued by another state, a territory
			 or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia; and
(2) Is currently valid and in good standing;
(d) Proof satisfactory
			 to the Board that the applicant had a bachelor's degree, master's degree or
			 doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in a field of social
			 science approved by the Board at the time the license, certificate or other
			 credential was issued by another state, a territory or possession of the United
			 States, or the District of Columbia;
(e) A statement concerning whether :
(1) The license, certificate or other
			 credential issued by another state, a territory or possession of the United
			 States, or the District of Columbia has ever been suspended, revoked or
			 otherwise restricted for any reason; and
(2) The applicant has been subject to any
			 discipline by another state, territory or possession of the United States or
			 the District of Columbia that did not result in the suspension, revocation or
			 other restriction of the license, certificate or other credential.
(f) The complete set of
			 fingerprints required pursuant to NRS
			 NRS
			 641C.260 and the amount of the fees charged
			 by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the
			 Federal Bureau of Investigation for the handling of the fingerprints and
			 issuance of the reports of criminal histories;
(g) The score received by the applicant on
			 any examination required for the license, certificate or other credential
			 issued by another state, a territory or possession of the United States or the
			 District of Columbia if the applicant took an examination and the score is
			 available; and
(h) Proof
			 satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has satisfied any other
			 requirements set forth in this chapter and chapter 641C of NRS to engage in the
			 practice of counseling alcohol and drug abusers, the clinical practice of
			 counseling alcohol and drug abusers or the practice of counseling problem
			 gamblers, including, without limitation, NRS
			 NRS
			 641C.330,
			 641C.350,
			 641C.390
			 and
			 641C.430
			 and NAC 641C.220.