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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0202 - REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR BOARD CREDENTIAL

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(a) To
				register, the applicant shall submit the following to the Board:
(1) Completed application provided by the
				Board;
(2) Documentation of the
				degree required for a credential;
(3) A signed supervision agreement provided
				by the Board documenting the proposed supervision process by an applicant
				supervisor;
(4) An attestation or
				otherwise signed adherence by the applicant to the ethical standards of the
				Board;
(5) Documentation of three
				hours of educational training in ethics;
(6) Completed criminal history
				record;
(7) Job description
				evidencing applicant is practicing under the scope of practice for the
				credential sought;
(8) Current
				resume;
(9) Completed special needs
				statement revealing special testing needs on a form provided by the Board if
				applicable; and
(10) Payment in the
				amount as set in Rule .0205 that is non-refundable and made payable to the
				Board.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0203 - DESIGNATION AS ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR INTERN

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(a) To
				be designated as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor Intern, a counselor shall:
(1) Submit the requirements for Registration
				status as described in Rule .0202 of this Chapter, if not submitted
				previously;
(2) Provide
				documentation to the Board verifying the completion of 300 hours of supervised
				practice by a Certified Clinical Supervisor or Clinical Supervisor Intern;
				and
(3) Achieve a passing score on
				the Alcohol and Drug Counselor examination developed by the International
				Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) or its successor
				organization.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0204 - SUPERVISED PRACTICUM FOR CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR AND LICENSED CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST

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(a) All
				applicants for the certified alcohol and drug counselor or the clinical
				addictions specialist credential shall complete a 300 hour practicum supervised
				by an applicant supervisor and the practicum shall cover all core functions of
				addictions counseling as set forth by the International Certification and
				Reciprocity Consortium which is hereby incorporated by reference and available
				in the Candidate Guides including subsequent amendments or editions at
				internationalcredentialing.org. The practicum shall be supervised at a ratio of
				one hour of supervision for every 10 hours of practice.
(b) Upon completion of the 300 hours of
				practice, the supervisor shall complete an evaluation reviewing the applicant's
				development and provide it to the Board, documenting the 300 hours of
				practice.
(c) The 300 hour
				practicum of the Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and the Certified
				Prevention Specialist may be completed as part of an academic course of study
				in a regionally accredited college or university or may be developed in a work
				setting when supervised by an applicant supervisor. The 300 hour practicum may
				be completed as part of the three years (or 6,000 hours) of alcohol and drug
				counseling experience required for certification.
(d) The 300 hour practicum of the Licensed
				Clinical Addictions Specialist Criteria A applicant shall be completed as part
				of the required two years postgraduate supervised clinical addictions
				counseling and does not include the clinical application or practical training
				completed as a part of the master's degree used to apply for the Licensed
				Clinical Addictions Specialist.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.31;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.34;
				  90-113.39;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. August
				  1, 1996;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2011; April 1, 2011; January 1, 2010;
				  August 1, 2002;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2020;
Amended
				  Eff. July 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0205 - CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION

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Requirements for certification as a Certified Alcohol and
				  Drug Counselor shall be as follows:
(1) Completion of 6,000 hours of paid or
				volunteer supervised experience as set out in
				G.S.
				90-113.40(a). If the work
				setting is not exclusively substance use disorder focused, the applicant may
				accumulate experience proportional to the substance use disorder services
				performed or as determined and verified by the applicant supervisor;
(2) Board approved education and training of
				at least 270 clock hours, consisting of:
(a)
				Substance Use Disorder Specific education and training in the amount of at
				least 190 hours of substance use disorder specific core competencies, to
				include the following:
(i) basic alcoholism
				and drug addiction knowledge;
(ii)
				screening, intake, orientation, and assessment;
(iii) individual, group, and family
				counseling and intervention techniques;
(iv) case management, treatment planning,
				reporting, and record keeping;
(v)
				crisis intervention skills:
(vi)
				prevention and client education;
(vii) consultation, referral, and networking
				that utilizes community resources;
(viii) ethics, legal issues, and
				confidentiality;
(ix) special
				populations that include individuals or groups with ethnic, cultural, sexual
				orientation, and gender characteristics as well as persons dealing with HIV,
				co-occurring disabilities, persons with criminal justice related issues, and
				perinatal issues:
(x) physiology
				and pharmacology of alcohol and other drugs that include the licit and illicit
				drugs, inhalants, and nicotine;
(xi) psychological, emotional, personality,
				and developmental issues; and
(xii)
				traditions and philosophies of 12-step and other recovery support
				groups;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0206 - PROCESS FOR PREVENTION SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION

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(a) The
				Board shall certify an applicant as a certified prevention specialist as set
				out in Article 5C of Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General Statutes. A
				certified prevention specialist's primary responsibilities are to provide
				substance use disorder information and education, environmental approaches,
				alternative activities, community organization, networking, and referral to
				promote personal health and well-being to individuals, families, and
				communities who may not otherwise be clients receiving substance use disorder
				treatment.
(b) The requirements for
				certification are:
(1) Supervised field
				experience as set out in
				G.S.
				90-113.40(a)(8) in
				prevention consultation;
(2) 270
				hours of academic and didactic training, divided as follows:
(A) 170 hours primary and secondary
				prevention and in the prevention performance domains; and
(B) 100 hours in substance use disorder
				specific studies, which includes six hours of HIV/AIDS/STDS/TB/Bloodborne
				pathogens training and education, six hours professional ethics education, and
				six hours of education to be selected from the following:
(i) nicotine use disorder;
(ii) psychopathology;
(iii) evidence-based treatment;
(iv) substance use disorder issues and older
				adults;
(v) substance use disorder
				issues affecting veterans; and
(vi)
				substance use disorder and domestic violence;
(3) A minimum of 300 hours of supervised
				practical training practice hours documented by a certified clinical
				supervisor, clinical supervisor intern, or certified prevention specialist who
				has been certified more than three years;
(4) An attestation or otherwise signed
				adherence by the applicant to the Ethical Standards of the Board as found in
				Section .0500 of this Chapter; and
(5) An application fee of twenty-five dollars
				($25.00), a certification fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) and an
				examination fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0207 - CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE PERIOD

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Certification or licensure is for a period of two years after
				  which renewal is necessary. Failure to renew a credential within 30 business
				  days following the end of the two-year period shall result in a late renewal
				  fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to be paid by the professional in addition to the
				  renewal fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  09-113.37A;
				  90-113.38;
Eff. August
				  1, 1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010;
Readopted Eff.
				  April 10, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0208 - RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNSELOR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADDICTIONS PROFESSIONAL AND PREVENTION SPECIALIST

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(a) In
				order to renew a certification, a certified alcohol and drug counselor and
				certified prevention specialist shall:
(1)
				Complete 60 hours of training recognized by the Board as follows:
(A) A minimum of 50 percent (30 hours) shall
				be substance use disorder specific.
(B) No more than 25 percent may be in-service
				education, received within the professional's place of employment by staff of
				the same employment;
(C) No more
				than 25 percent may be educational training presented by the renewing
				professional. A presentation shall be a part of an event recognized by the
				Board as set out in the rules of this Chapter;
(D) An applicant shall include documentation
				of each event submitted; and
(E)
				All applicants shall include three hours of HIV/AIDS/STDS/TB/Bloodborne
				pathogens training and education, three hours of clinical ethics training and
				education, and three hours of education to be selected from the list appearing
				in Rule 21 NCAC 68
				.0205(e).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0209 - RECIPROCITY

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(a) If a counselor,
				prevention consultant, clinical supervisor, or clinical addictions specialist
				holds a credential issued by a member board or a successor organization of the
				International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) as a
				certified alcohol and drug counselor, certified prevention consultant,
				certified clinical supervisor or licensed clinical addictions specialist, the
				person may transfer this credential to North Carolina by applying a transfer
				fee paid to the IC&RC or its successor organization.
(b) The reciprocal credential effective date
				shall remain the same as in the previous state.
(c) At the time when re-credentialing is
				required, it will be the individual's responsibility to submit an application
				for re-credentialing.
(d) In the
				event that the individual's IC&RC member board does not administer the same
				IC&RC exam required for reciprocal certification or licensing in North
				Carolina, the applicant shall be required to complete and pass the exam
				required by the rules of this Chapter and the
				G.S.
				90-113.41.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.36;
				  90-113.37A;
Eff.
				  August 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2014; August 1,
				  2000;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0210 - REPEALED - CONVERSION

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
Eff. August
				  1, 1996;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
				  2010.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0211 - PROCESS FOR CLINICAL SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATION AND RENEWAL

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(a) In order to be certified as a certified
				clinical supervisor, an applicant shall:
(1)
				Obtain and maintain a license as a licensed clinical addictions specialist to
				be eligible for certified clinical supervisor;
(2) Hold a master's or higher degree in a
				human services field with a clinical application from a regionally accredited
				college or university;
(3) Submit
				documentation signed by the certified clinical supervisor of 4000 hours or two
				years full-time experience in a supervisory role working or volunteer in a
				clinical setting, supervised at a ratio of one hour of supervision for every 80
				hours of practice in the field of alcohol and other drug misuse;
(4) Submit documentation of 30 hours of
				clinical supervision specific education for initial certification. These hours
				shall be reflective of clinical supervision domains;
(5) Submit three references. One from a
				certified clinical supervisor who can attest to supervisory competence and two
				from either substance use disorder professionals who have been supervised by
				the candidate or substance use disorder professionals who can attest to the
				applicant's competence;
(6) Achieve
				a passing score on the IC&RC or its successor organization's clinical
				supervisor examination; and
(7) Pay
				all application fees. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be submitted
				to the Board. Also, an applicant shall submit a certification fee of two
				hundred dollars ($200.00) and an examination fee of one hundred fifty dollars
				($150.00).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0212 - REPEALED - PROCESS FOR RESIDENTIAL FACILITY DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.37A;
				  90-113.38;
				  90-113.39;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. August
				  1, 1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010; August 1, 2002; August 1,
				  2000;
Readopted Eff. April 10, 2019;
Repealed Eff. July
				  1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0213 - REPEALED - CONTINUING EDUCATION APPROVAL POLICY

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.38;
				  90-113.39;
				  90-113.40;
				  90-113.37A;
Eff.
				  August 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010; August 1,
				  2000;
Repealed Eff. October 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0214 - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SPECIALTY CURRICULA

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(a) A college or university program shall
				notify the Board of its intent to provide a substance use disorder specialty
				curricula. Persons completing master's level substance use disorder specialty
				curricula shall be considered "Criteria C" applicants as defined in
				G.S.
				90-113.40(c)(3).
(b) Upon notification of the school's intent
				to provide a substance use disorder specialty curriculum, the Board shall
				inform the school that the following information shall be needed from the
				applicant school:
(1) curricula description
				including number of hours of substance use disorder specific credits;
(2) information as to how the educational
				requirements for substance use disorder specialty shall be met within the
				curricula pursuant to
				G.S.
				90-113.41A(a)(2)
				a.-k.;
(3) names and resume of any
				faculty who shall be teaching the substance use disorder curricula;
(4) name of the school or college in which
				the substance use disorder curricula shall be housed and organizational contact
				information; and
(5) specific
				guidelines and information on the field experience that shall be required of
				students including current substance use disorder specific field placements and
				supervision. A clinical supervisor intern or certified clinical supervisor
				shall supervise the students enrolled in the substance use disorder specialty
				curricula described in Rule .0204 of this Section.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0215 - REPEALED - VERIFICATION

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.38;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. August
				  1, 2002;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010;
Repealed Eff.
				  October 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0216 - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

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(a)
				Every applicant for Registration pursuant to Article 5C of Chapter 90 of the
				General Statutes shall complete a fingerprint background check and accompanying
				release of information meeting the standards set by the State Bureau of
				Investigation and obtained within 60 days of the date the applicant submits all
				the prerequisites for his or her credential.
(b) The applicant shall provide any
				additional information regarding any pending charge or conviction as requested
				by the Board.
(c) An applicant
				shall submit a verified statement listing all criminal convictions received by
				the applicant, subsequent to the date of the application. Failure to make full
				and accurate disclosure shall be grounds for immediate application denial or
				other disciplinary action applicable to registration, certification, or
				licensure pursuant to
				G.S.
				90-113.44.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.31;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.40;
				  90-113.41A;
				  90-113.44;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. May 15, 2002;
Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1,
				  2002;
Eff. April 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. January 1,
				  2010;
Readopted Eff. December 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0217 - SUPERVISED PRACTICUM FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADDICTIONS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

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(a) All applicants for the criminal justice
				addictions professional certification shall complete 300 hours practicum as set
				forth in G.S.
				90-113.40(d1)(2).
(b) The practicum may be completed as part of
				an academic course of study in a regionally accredited college or university or
				it may be developed in the work setting as a substance use disorder
				professional as long as it is supervised by an applicant supervisor. The
				practicum shall take place within a criminal justice addiction professional
				setting to include a workplace for law enforcement, the judiciary, or
				corrections.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.31A;
				  90-113.31B(6);
				  90-113.40;
				  90-113.40B;
Eff.
				  January 1, 2010;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2011; April 1,
				  2011;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0220 - NOTICE TO APPLICANT OF FAILURE TO SATISFY BOARD

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When the Board has determined that an application is
				  deficient, the Board shall notify the applicant of its decision and indicate in
				  what respect the applicant has failed to satisfy the Board. The applicant may
				  inquire with the Board if more information is needed to clarify the nature of
				  the deficiency.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.39;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010;
Readopted Eff.
				  October 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0221 - APPLICANT HEARING

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Upon denial, suspension, or revocation of a credential, an
				  applicant may request a hearing upon submission of a written statement
				  detailing the reason for the request. The applicant shall be given a formal
				  hearing before the Board. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing
				  shall be provided to the applicant. The burden of satisfying the Board of the
				  applicant's qualifications for a credential shall be upon the
				  applicant.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.39;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010;
Readopted Eff.
				  October 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0222 - ETHICS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE INQUIRY

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(a) Information
				that is the basis for an inquiry into the issue of whether the applicant meets
				the ethical standards of the Board may be referred to the Chairperson of the
				Quality Assurance Committee for review and further investigation. The
				Chairperson may pursue the investigation of this matter pursuant to the
				procedures used to investigate ethics complaints as defined in Rule .0603 of
				this Section.
(b) Information that
				is the basis for an inquiry into the issue of whether the credentialed
				professional meets the ethical standards of the Board shall be referred to the
				Chairperson of the Ethics Committee for review and further investigation. The
				Chairperson shall pursue the investigation of this matter pursuant to the
				procedures used to investigate ethics complaints as defined in Rule .0603 of
				this Section.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.39;
				  90-113.40;
				  90-113.44;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010;
Readopted Eff.
				  October 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0223 - STANDARDS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMITTEE ACTIONS

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(a)
				The Quality Assurance Committee shall take any of the following actions:
(1) review applications for credentialing and
				re-credentialing; and
(2) recommend
				or deny candidates for credentialing and re-credentialing.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0224 - CREDENTIALING STATUS DENIED IF SERVING SENTENCE

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An individual making application for a credential who is
				  serving any part of a court-ordered sentence, including community service,
				  supervised or unsupervised probation, or making restitution, shall be
				  administratively removed from the credentialing process for additional review.
				  If any person is serving or begins serving such sentence during the course of
				  the credentialing process, this person shall notify the Board. If a driver
				  license revocation or suspension period results from a conviction for a DWI
				  offense or refusal to submit to breathalyzer or blood testing, this period
				  shall not be considered an aspect of an applicant's sentence required to be
				  completed prior to the awarding of a credential.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.39;
				  90-113.40;
				  90-113.44;
Eff. April
				  1, 2001;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010;
Readopted Eff.
				  October 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0225 - SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY AND ESCROW OF FUNDS

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In the event the Board fails to file the reports as required
				  by G.S.
				  93B-2 and the Board's authority to expend any
				  funds is suspended until such time as the Board files the required reports, the
				  Board shall deposit any fees or funds received during the period of suspension
				  into an escrow account established by the Board solely for this
				  purpose.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  93B-2;
Eff. April 1,
				  2011;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0226 - ARMED SERVICES EXTENSION FOR CREDENTIAL

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Upon receipt of a written request by or on behalf of a
				  credentialed substance use disorder professional who is currently in good
				  standing with the Board, is serving in the Armed Forces of the United States,
				  and to whom
				  G.S.
				  105-249.2 authorizes an extension of time to
				  file a tax return, the Board shall postpone renewal fees, renewal application
				  deadlines, continuing education requirements, and any other requirements or
				  conditions related to the maintenance of the credential issued by the Board or
				  to the renewal thereof for the same period of time as the extended period of
				  time to file a tax return that is granted pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  93B-15.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  93B-15;
Eff. April 1,
				  2011;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2011;
Readopted Eff. October
				  1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0227 - CREDENTIAL BY ENDORSEMENT OR RECIPROCITY BASED ON MILITARY SERVICE

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(a) Applicants for a substance use disorder
				professional credential by endorsement or reciprocity based on military service
				shall have their training honored automatically pursuant to the standards of
				the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC).
				Applicants shall apply for a credential by using the Board's credentialing
				software, Learning Builder, and submit to the Board:
(1) a reciprocity application form prescribed
				by the IC&RC and provided by the Board as found at its website:
www.ncsappb.org
that shall be found
				accompanying the reciprocity information on the website;
(2) written evidence demonstrating that the
				applicant has been awarded a military occupational specialty as a substance
				abuse professional and that the applicant has engaged in practice as a
				substance use disorder professional for at least 1,500 clinical hours per year
				during at least two of the five years preceding the date of application;
				and
(3) a statement disclosing and
				explaining the commission of any act set out in
				G.S.
				90-113.46A, any disciplinary actions,
				investigations, malpractice claims, state or federal agency complaints,
				judgments, settlements, or criminal charges.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0200 - CERTIFICATION › Section 68 .0228 - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CREDENTIAL BY ENDORSEMENT OR RECIPROCITY BASED ON STATUS AS MILITARY SPOUSE

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(a) Applicants for
				a substance use disorder credential by endorsement or reciprocity based on
				their status as a military spouse shall have their training honored
				automatically pursuant to the standards of the International Certification and
				Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC). Applicants shall apply for a credential by
				using the Board's credentialing software, Learning Builder, and submit to the
				Board:
(1) a reciprocity application form
				prescribed by the IC&RC and provided by the Board as found at its website:
http://www.ncsappb.org
that shall
				be found accompanying the reciprocity information on the website;
(2) written evidence demonstrating that the
				applicant is married to an active member of the U.S. military and that such
				applicant:
(A) holds a current substance use
				disorder credential from another jurisdiction whose standards for the
				credential are substantially equivalent to or greater than those required for
				the credential described in G.S. 90, Article 5C, this Chapter, and is the
				subject of the application; and
(B)
				has engaged in practice as a substance use disorder professional demonstrating
				the scope of practice as defined by
				G.S.
				90-113.31B for at least 1,500 hours per year
				during at least two of the five years preceding the date of application;
				and
(3) a statement
				disclosing and explaining the commission of an act set out in
				G.S.
				90-113.46A, any disciplinary actions,
				investigations, malpractice claims, state or federal agency complaints,
				judgments, settlements, or criminal charges.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0300 - CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST › Section 68 .0301 - SCOPE

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The rules in this Section apply to a person seeking licensure
				  as a clinical addictions specialist and a credentialing body of a professional
				  discipline seeking deemed status.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.36;
				  90-113.40;
				  90-113.41A;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. November 15, 1997;
Eff. August 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2014;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0300 - CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST › Section 68 .0302 - REPEALED - DEFINITIONS

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Authority S.L. 1997, c.
				  492;
Temporary Adoption Eff. November 15, 1997;
Eff.
				  August 1, 1998;
Repealed Eff. August 1,
				  2002.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0300 - CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST › Section 68 .0303 - APPLICATION FOR DEEMED STATUS BY PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE

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(a) Any credentialing body of a professional
				discipline seeking deemed status shall forward to the board a letter of intent
				with a request to become a deemed status organization.
(b) The credentialing body shall provide the
				following:
(1) documentation that it meets the
				requirements of
				G.S.
				90-113.41A;
(2) a copy of the ethical code and statement,
				if any, it requires its members to sign indicating that the member will comply
				with the discipline's code of ethics and any substantiating data that supports
				the ethical process of the professional discipline;
(3) if an examination is required by the
				credentialing body, documentation describing the exam process each applicant
				shall pass in order to be awarded the professional group's substance use
				disorder specialty credential. If the examination for the specialty is not
				administered by the professional group, the applicant shall pass the Board's
				exam for licensure.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0300 - CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST › Section 68 .0304 - THREE-YEAR STANDARDS REVIEW OF DEEMED STATUS STANDING

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(a) The
				Standards Committee shall review the standards of each professional discipline
				every third year as required in
				G.S.
				90-113.41A.
(b) The Standards Committee shall send notice
				to the professional discipline 90 days in advance of the end of the three-year
				period following the date deemed status was granted or renewed.
(c) The professional discipline shall report
				current standards, including an update of all information originally provided
				to meet the requirements of Rule .0303 of this Section.
(d) The Standards Committee may request
				further substantiation and explanation of the information provided by the
				professional discipline if the Committee's review determines it no longer meets
				the requirements set forth in
				G.S.
				90-113.41A.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.41A;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. November 15, 1997;
Eff. January 1, 2014; August 1,
				  1998;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2014;
Readopted Eff.
				  October 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0300 - CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST › Section 68 .0305 - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL APPLICANTS FOR LICENSED CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST

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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;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0300 - CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST › Section 68 .0306 - RENEWAL OF LICENSED CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST

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(a) An
				applicant who is in the deemed status group shall submit the following every
				two years, prior to their license expiration:
(1) A completed application and a copy of the
				applicant's current substance use disorder certificate or its equivalent from
				the deemed status professional discipline; and
(2) A non-refundable renewal fee of
				thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0300 - CLINICAL ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST › Section 68 .0307 - REVOCATION OF CREDENTIAL WHEN CHANGE IN STATUS

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(a) Any
				clinical addictions specialist credentialed pursuant to deemed status who is no
				longer a member in good standing of their professional discipline may be
				subject to revocation of the credential following an investigation by the
				Ethics Committee of the Board.
(b)
				Any clinical addictions specialist who is credentialed pursuant to the deemed
				status criteria may lose this credential if the professional discipline loses
				its deemed status standing.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.40;
				  90-113.41;
				  90-113.41A;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. November 15, 1997;
Eff. August 1, 1998;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0400 - EDUCATION › Section 68 .0401 - EDUCATION APPROVAL POLICY

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(a) The Board
				shall approve educational events for professional credentialing. One "approved
				educational hour" is defined as one contact hour of participation in an
				organized continuing education experience. Continuing education used to meet
				the credentialing requirements shall be reviewed and approved according to the
				rules of this Section. If the sponsor does not obtain approval from the Board,
				the individual participants shall be responsible for supplying all of the
				required information for each continuing education session at the time of
				request for credentialing or re-credentialing. Submission of approval requests
				shall be received 45 days prior to opening day of the event.
(b) Any applicant for training approval shall
				submit a training approval request form including:
(1) title of course, date, location,
				individual or organization sponsor, and whether it will be held only once or
				recurring.
(2) presenter(s) who
				shall attach a resume outlining expertise in the subject area and content of
				the session.
(3) a description of
				the contents of a track, course, seminar, and the type of credit hours being
				requested to indicate if it is substance use disorder specific, general skill
				building, or required training pursuant to other specialized credentials
				including Criminal Justice Addictions Professionals, Clinical Supervisors, or
				Prevention Specialists.
(4) agenda,
				to include the breakdown of time including a 15 minute break for every two
				hours of education and amount of time allowed for meals; and
(5) the sponsor or individual seeking
				approval shall pay an annual fee as follows:
(A) twenty five dollars ($25.00) for up to 10
				hours;
(B) fifty dollars ($50.00)
				for more than 10 hours and up to 20 hours;
(C) seventy five dollars ($75.00) for more
				than 20 hours and up to 30 hours;
(D) one hundred dollars ($100.00) for more
				than 30 hours and up to 40 hours;
(E) one hundred twenty five dollars ($125.00)
				for more than 40 hours.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0400 - EDUCATION › Section 68 .0402 - GENERAL TRAINING PRE-APPROVAL GUIDELINES

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(a) The
				rules of this Section shall apply to each approval request for obtaining credit
				for didactic and academic hours for course, curricula, and training events
				seeking pre-approval from the Board for professionals to use to meet their
				educational requirements for initial credentialing or renewal.
(b) The Board shall have the right to review
				programs by sending a Board member or designee to monitor the event or a
				portion of the event. When fulfilling this quality assurance role, the
				designated person shall notify the presenter or training sponsor in
				writing.
(c) Education hours shall
				be awarded only for actual hours attended.
(d) Providers of Board approved events shall
				be required to document attendance at individual events for schools, courses,
				curricula, and conferences.
(e)
				Event sponsors shall maintain attendance and evaluation records for a minimum
				of three years.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. August
				  1, 1996;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0400 - EDUCATION › Section 68 .0403 - IN-SERVICE TRAINING EVENT

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(a) An
				in-service event shall be a training session that shall be provided by the
				applicant's employer for the purpose of professional credentialing and limited
				to the employees of that agency. The Board shall accept in-service training for
				professional credentialing and renewal but reserves the right to attend and
				evaluate the in-service training as described in Rule .0402 of this
				Section.
(b) An applicant's
				training in substance use disorder and prevention provided as part of military
				employment shall be considered in-service training.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. August
				  1, 1996;
Readopted Eff. October, 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0400 - EDUCATION › Section 68 .0404 - CREDIT DENIAL OR LIMITATION

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The Board may deny credit approval based on failure to
				  provide accurate information to the Board as part of the credit approval
				  application.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. August
				  1, 1996;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0400 - EDUCATION › Section 68 .0405 - SPONSOR GUIDELINES

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(a) Sponsors or
				presenters shall submit requests for approval prior to the event and shall
				allow the Board 45 days for review and approval. Requests by sponsors or
				presenters submitted after the event has taken place may not be reviewed or
				approved by the Board.
(b) All
				approvals from the Board shall include the event approval number.
(c) Sponsors shall be responsible for
				providing a certificate of attendance which includes the approval number and
				number of approved education hours.
(d) Any event given on a recurring basis, as
				in the example of college courses, shall be given approval on a yearly basis.
				Renewal of credit approval shall be based on notification by the sponsor or
				presenter documenting no change in course content. Any changes in content or
				method shall be submitted for review and approval in order to maintain prior
				approval. When changes have been made in content, method or agenda, the fee
				shall be the same as for a new event.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.38;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. August
				  1, 1996;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
				  2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0400 - EDUCATION › Section 68 .0406 - REPEALED - PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL OF SELF STUDY COURSES

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.37;
				  90-113.38;
				  90-113.39;
				  90-113.40;
Eff. August
				  1, 1996;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2003;
Repealed Eff.
				  October 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0400 - EDUCATION › Section 68 .0407 - EDUCATION SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

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(a) The
				applicant shall provide the event approval number and proper documentation of
				attendance which includes:
(1) certificate of
				attendance; or
(2) training cards
				or sheets signed by a sponsor or presenter.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0500 - ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT FOR THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROFESSIONAL › Section 68 .0501 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

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(a) The Board may
				deem violation of these ethical principles of the Board, malpractice,
				negligence, incompetence, or engaging in conduct that could result in harm or
				injury to the public, as stated in
				G.S.
				90-113.44(a)(9).
(b) Ethical principles shall provide a
				standard for the substance use disorder professional in his or her professional
				roles, relationships, and responsibilities.
(c) Upon submission of an application for a
				credential, each applicant shall review the ethical principles in these Rules,
				and agree to uphold the ethical principles of of this Section.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.39;
				  90-113.40;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. October 23, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
				  rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Eff. February 1,
				  1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010;
Readopted Eff.
				  October 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0500 - ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT FOR THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROFESSIONAL › Section 68 .0502 - NON-DISCRIMINATION

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The substance use disorder professional shall not
				  discriminate against clients or other professionals based on race, religion,
				  age, sex, handicaps, national ancestry, sexual orientation, or economic
				  condition.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-113.30;
				  90-113.33;
				  90-113.40;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. October 23, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
				  rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Eff. February 1,
				  1996;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
				  2020.