Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 140 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGULATION › Subchapter I - LICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS › Section 140.413 - Counselor Intern Registration Expiration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A counselor intern's registration will expire if an
					 applicant fails the LCDC licensure examination a fourth time or if an applicant
					 does not complete one or more of the requirements for licensure as set forth in
					 §
										140.408
					 of this title (relating to Requirements for LCDC Licensure) within five years
					 from the date of registration, whichever date is earlier. In either case, the
					 department will not issue a license. To re-register as a counselor intern after
					 expiration of a counselor intern's registration, the individual must meet the
					 requirements for subsequent registration set forth in this section.
(1) An applicant whose registration has
				  expired cannot offer or provide chemical dependency counseling services or
				  represent himself or herself as a CI or graduate CI.
(2) An individual whose CI registration has
				  expired under this section may reapply for CI registration and licensure only
				  after completing 12 semester hours or 18 quarter hours of course work at a
				  career school or college or an accredited institution of higher education. The
				  coursework must be related to chemical dependency counseling, psychology,
				  sociology, counseling, mental health, behavioral science, psychiatric nursing,
				  ethics, or rehabilitation counseling. The new application shall not be
				  considered complete without an official college transcript documenting the
				  required course work, a subsequent registration application form with the other
				  items required under §
										140.404
				  of this title (relating to LCDC Licensure Application Standards and Counselor
				  Intern Registration), and the initial LCDC application and background
				  investigation fee. In addition, the applicant must pass the criminal history
				  standards described in §
										140.431
				  of this title (relating to Criminal History Standards) at the time of
				  re-registration and is subject to the applicable requirements of the following
				  subparagraphs:
(A) if an individual whose CI
				  registration has expired applies to re-register within five years of the date
				  of expiration of the individual's CI registration and the department grants the
				  new application for CI registration, the individual must complete only the
				  requirements for licensure that were not fulfilled during the individual's
				  previous period of registration, and may take the examination an additional
				  three times, if needed. The outstanding requirements for licensure must be
				  completed within three years of the new date of registration. During this
				  period, the applicant may provide chemical dependency counseling services as a
				  counselor intern in accordance with the supervision requirements of this
				  subchapter.
(B) if an individual
				  applies for re-registration as a CI more than five years after the individual's
				  CI registration expired and the department grants the new application for CI
				  registration, the applicant must complete all requirements of §
											140.408
				  of this title (relating to Requirements for LCDC licensure) during the new
				  period of registration to become licensed, except that the applicant may rely
				  on a qualifying degree obtained prior to the period of registration.