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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.02 - Substance abuse counselor application

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for certification as a substance abuse
					 counselor shall submit all of the following:
(1) An application form.
(2) A fee as determined by the department
				  under s.
				  440.05,
				  Stats.
(3) Evidence of successful
				  passage of the jurisprudence examination unless the applicant has previously
				  passed the examination in the process of obtaining a substance abuse
				  counselor-in-training credential.
(4) Evidence of completion of 360 hours of
				  substance use disorder specialized education through a postsecondary
				  institution or a department-approved education program. The 360 hours shall be
				  in all of the following:
(a) Sixty hours in
				  assessment training.
(b) Sixty
				  hours in counseling training.
(c)
				  Sixty hours in case management.
(d)
				  Sixty hours in patient education.
(e) Sixty hours in professional
				  responsibility.
(f) Six hours in
				  boundaries and ethics.
(g)
				  Fifty-four hours in electives in any of the subjects in pars. (a) to (f).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.03 - Clinical substance abuse counselor application

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for certification as a clinical substance
					 abuse counselor shall submit all of the following:
(1) An application form.
(2) A fee as determined by the department
				  under s.
				  440.05,
				  Stats.
(3) Evidence of successful
				  passage of the jurisprudence examination unless the applicant has previously
				  passed the examination in the process of obtaining a substance abuse
				  counselor-in-training or substance abuse counselor credential.
(4) Evidence of one of the following:
(a) Holding a substance abuse counselor
				  credential.
(b) Completion of 360
				  hours of substance use disorder specialized education through a postsecondary
				  institution or department-approved education program. The 360 hours shall be in
				  all of the following:
1. Sixty hours in
				  assessment training.
2. Sixty hours
				  in counseling training.
3. Sixty
				  hours in case management.
4. Sixty
				  hours in patient education.
5.
				  Sixty hours in professional responsibility.
6. Six hours in boundaries and
				  ethics.
7. Fifty-four hours in
				  electives in any of the subjects in subds. 1. to 6.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.04 - Clinical supervisor-in-training application

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for certification as a clinical
					 supervisor-in-training shall submit all of the following:
(1) An application form.
(2) A fee as determined by the department
				  under s.
				  440.05,
				  Stats.
(3) Evidence of current
				  employment, a written offer of employment, or an agreement authorizing
				  volunteer hours as a clinical supervisor of counselors providing substance use
				  disorder treatment services who are certified under s.
				  440.88,
				  Stats., or licensed under s.
				  457.08(4),
				  457.10,
				  457.11,
				  457.12,
				  457.13,
				  or
				  457.14(1) (d)
				  to (f), Stats.
(4) Evidence of one of the following:
(a) Holding an active clinical substance
				  abuse counselor credential.
(b)
				  Holding an active license under s.
				  457.08(4),
				  457.10,
				  457.11,
				  457.12,
				  457.13,
				  or
				  457.14(1) (d)
				  to (f), Stats., at the master's level or
				  higher.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.05 - Intermediate clinical supervisor or independent clinical supervisor application

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for certification as an intermediate clinical
					 supervisor or independent clinical supervisor shall submit all of the
					 following:
(1) An application
				  form.
(2) A fee as determined by
				  the department under s.
				  440.05,
				  Stats.
(3) Evidence of holding an
				  active credential of one of the following:
(a)
				  Clinical substance abuse counselor.
(b) A license under s.
				  457.08(4),
				  457.10,
				  457.11,
				  457.12,
				  457.13,
				  or
				  457.14(1) (d)
				  to (f), Stats., at the master's level or
				  higher.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.06 - Prevention specialist-in-training application

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for certification as a prevention
					 specialist-in-training shall submit all of the following:
(1) An application form.
(2) A fee as determined by the department
				  under s.
				  440.05,
				  Stats.
(3) Evidence of successful
				  completion of 40 hours of approved education, including 5 hours specific to
				  ethics, in the following content areas:
(a)
				  Planning and evaluation.
(b)
				  Prevention education and service delivery.
(c) Communication.
(d) Community organization.
(e) Public policy and environmental
				  change.
(f) Professional growth and
				  responsibility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.07 - Prevention specialist application

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for certification as a prevention specialist
					 shall submit all of the following:
(1)
				  An application form.
(2) A fee as
				  determined by the department under s.
				  440.05,
				  Stats.
(3) Evidence of successful
				  passage of the jurisprudence examination.
(4) Evidence of successful completion of 120
				  hours of approved education, including 50 hours specific to alcohol, tobacco,
				  and other substance abuse and 6 hours specific to ethics, in the following
				  content areas:
(a) Planning and
				  evaluation.
(b) Prevention
				  education and service delivery.
(c)
				  Communication.
(d) Community
				  organization.
(e) Public policy and
				  environmental change.
(f)
				  Professional growth and responsibility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.08 - Reciprocity

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant holding a current credential in good standing
					 as a substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist
					 or its equivalent in another state or U.S. territory with requirements for the
					 credential that are not lower than specified in this chapter shall submit all
					 of the following:
(1) An application
				  form.
(2) A fee as determined by
				  the department under s.
				  440.05,
				  Stats.
(3) For applicants who have
				  a pending criminal charge or have been convicted of a crime, all related
				  information necessary for the department to determine whether the circumstances
				  of the pending criminal charge or conviction are substantially related to the
				  practice of substance abuse counseling.
(4) For applicants who have had disciplinary
				  or adverse action taken on their substance abuse counselor, clinical
				  supervisor, or prevention specialist credential or its equivalent, all related
				  information necessary for the department to determine whether the circumstances
				  of the disciplinary action or adverse action warrant denial of the
				  application.
(5) Evidence of
				  successful passage of jurisprudence examination.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.09 - Work experience restrictions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All experience
				  other than educational equivalencies shall be in the areas of the practice
				  dimensions with a patient who has a primary substance use disorder diagnosis
				  under appropriate clinical supervision.
(2) Experience beyond 40 hours per week and
				  2,000 hours per calendar year may not be counted.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.10 - Display of credential

Current through June 24, 2024
The credential or certificate of biennial certification
					 shall be displayed in a prominent place at the location where services are
					 provided by each person while certified by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 161 - Requirements For Certification › Section SPS 161.11 - Certification by reciprocity

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applicants who
				  hold a credential substantially similar to a clinical substance abuse counselor
				  who are credentialed in another state or territory that is a member of the
				  International Certification Reciprocity Consortium shall:
(a) Meet the requirements of ss.
				  SPS
				  161.03 and 161.04(3) and (f).
(b) Provide verification of the applicant's
				  eligibility for reciprocity by the International Certification Reciprocity
				  Consortium.
(c) Provide
				  verification of the applicant's credentials in all states or countries in which
				  the applicant has ever held a credential.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 162 - Supervised practice › Section SPS 162.01 - Required supervision

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Clinical supervisors shall exercise
				  supervisory responsibility over substance abuse counselors-in-training,
				  substance abuse counselors, clinical substance abuse counselors, clinical
				  supervisors-in-training and intermediate clinical supervisors in regard to all
				  activities including, but not limited to, counselor development, counselor
				  skill assessment and performance evaluation, staff management and
				  administration, and professional responsibility. A clinical supervisor shall
				  provide a minimum of:
(a) Two hours of
				  clinical supervision for every 40 hours of work performed by a substance abuse
				  counselor-in-training.
(b) Two
				  hours of clinical supervision for every 40 hours of counseling provided by a
				  substance abuse counselor.
(c) One
				  hour of clinical supervision for every 40 hours of counseling provided by a
				  clinical substance abuse counselor.
(d) One in person meeting each calendar month
				  with a substance abuse counselor-in-training, substance abuse counselor or
				  clinical substance abuse counselor. This meeting may fulfill a part of the
				  requirements of pars. (a) to (c).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 162 - Supervised practice › Section SPS 162.02 - Who may supervise

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (5),
				  clinical supervision may be provided by a clinical supervisor-in-training, an
				  intermediate or independent clinical supervisor, a physician knowledgeable in
				  addiction treatment, or a psychologist knowledgeable in psychopharmacology and
				  addiction treatment.
(2) Beginning
				  June 1, 2008, a credential holder acquiring supervised experience as a
				  substance abuse counselor-in-training may not practice under the supervision of
				  an individual holding a certificate as a clinical
				  supervisor-in-training.
(3) The
				  supervisor shall not permit a supervisee to engage in any practice that the
				  supervisee is not competent to perform. The supervisor shall not permit a
				  supervisee to engage in any practice that the supervisor cannot competently
				  supervise.
(4) A supervisor is
				  legally and ethically responsible for the supervised activities of the
				  substance use disorder professional supervisee. Supervisors shall be available
				  or make appropriate provision for emergency consultation and intervention.
				  Supervisors shall be able to interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing
				  in given cases, or recommend to the supervisee's employer that the employer
				  interrupt or stop the supervisee from practicing in given cases, and to
				  terminate the supervised relationship, if necessary.
(5) Until January 1, 2011, a licensed
				  clinical social worker as defined in s.
				  457.01(1r),
				  Stats., who worked as a clinical supervisor as defined in s.
				  DHS
				  75.02(11) (a), in a ch. DHS 75 clinic
				  prior to December 1, 2007, may act as a clinical supervisor and provide
				  clinical supervision under chs.
				  SPS
				  160 to
				  168.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 162 - Supervised practice › Section SPS 162.03 - Prohibited practice

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A clinical supervisor may not permit
				  students, employees, or supervisees to perform or hold themselves out as
				  competent to perform professional services beyond their training, level of
				  experience, competence or credential.
(2) Clinical supervisors may not disclose
				  supervisee confidences, except:
(a) As
				  mandated by law.
(b) To prevent a
				  clear and immediate danger to a person or persons.
(c) In educational or training settings where
				  there are multiple supervisors, and then only to other professional colleagues
				  who share responsibility for training of the supervisee.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 163 - Practice Restrictions › Section SPS 163.01 - Who may treat substance abuse disorders

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EMPLOYMENT
				  RESTRICTIONS. A person credentialed by the department as a substance abuse
				  counselor-in-training, a substance abuse counselor or clinical substance abuse
				  counselor may treat substance use disorders only if he or she is qualified to
				  do so by education, training and experience and is certified under s.
				  440.88,
				  Stats. In order to treat persons with a substance use disorder, to treat the
				  substance use disorder issues of a person with a dual diagnosis, to advertise
				  as a substance abuse counselor or as a substance use disorder specialist, to be
				  employed in a position identified as a substance use disorder specialist, or to
				  be employed in a position within a program that is identified as a substance
				  use disorder treatment program, a person shall be certified as a substance
				  abuse counselor-in-training, a substance abuse counselor or a clinical
				  substance abuse counselor.
(2)
				  EXCEPTIONS. The preparation of a patient for substance use disorder treatment
				  by referral, the treatment of a patient for substance use disorder until a
				  referral for substance use disorder treatment is completed, and the
				  continuation of treatment with the non-substance use disorder issues of a
				  person are not restricted by this chapter, when performed by a mental health
				  provider practicing within the scope of their credential.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 163 - Practice Restrictions › Section SPS 163.02 - Substance abuse counselor-in-training; limited scope of practice

Current through June 24, 2024
The granting of a substance abuse counselor-in-training
					 certificate does not denote or assure competency to provide substance use
					 disorder counseling. A substance abuse counselor-in-training may provide
					 services if authorized and documented by the clinical
					 supervisor.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 164 - Unprofessional Conduct Substance Abuse Professionals › Section SPS 164.01 - Unprofessional conduct

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) For the purposes of this chapter:
(a) "Department" means the department of
				  safety and professional services.
(b) "Substance abuse professional" means the
				  holder of any license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by the
				  department pursuant to s.
				  440.88,
				  Stats., or issued by the Wisconsin certification board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 165 - Renewal And Reinstatement › Section SPS 165.01 - Late renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. A person with an expired
				  credential under s.
				  440.88,
				  Stats., may not reapply for a credential using the initial application
				  process.
(2) RENEWAL WITHIN 5
				  YEARS. A person renewing a credential under s.
				  440.88,
				  Stats., within 5 years after its expiration shall do all of the following:
(a) Pay the renewal fee as determined by the
				  department under s.
				  440.03(9)
				  (a), Stats., and any applicable late renewal
				  fee.
(b) Certify the completion of
				  continuing education under ch. SPS 168 during the 2-year period preceding the
				  last renewal date.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 165 - Renewal And Reinstatement › Section SPS 165.02 - Reinstatement

Current through June 24, 2024
A credential holder who has unsatisfied disciplinary
					 requirements and has not renewed a credential under s.
					 440.88,
					 Stats., within 5 years of its expiration or whose credential under s.
					 440.88,
					 Stats., has been surrendered or revoked may apply for the credential to be
					 reinstated by submitting all of the following:
(1) Evidence of completion of the
				  requirements in s.
				  SPS
				  165.01(3) if the credential has not
				  been active within the past 5 years.
(2) Evidence of completion of disciplinary
				  requirements, if applicable.
(3)
				  Evidence of rehabilitation or change in circumstances warranting
				  reinstatement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.01 - Approval of substance abuse counselor education

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An application
				  to be a department-approved education program shall include all of the
				  following:
(a) A detailed outline of each
				  course, or for core competency programs a detailed outline of each core
				  competency and how the competency will be measured.
(b) For each course or core competency,
				  indicate the allocation of hours or competency hour equivalencies for the
				  following content areas:
1. Assessment
				  training.
2. Counseling
				  training.
3. Case
				  management.
4. Patient
				  education.
5. Professional
				  responsibility.
6. Boundaries and
				  ethics.
(c) Evidence
				  that each instructor satisfies one of the following:
1. The instructor holds one of the following
				  credentials in good standing:
a. Substance
				  abuse counselor.
b. Clinical
				  substance abuse counselor.
c. A
				  license under s.
				  457.08(4),
				  457.10,
				  457.11,
				  457.12,
				  457.13,
				  or
				  457.14(1) (d)
				  to (f), Stats.
2. The instructor is a physician with
				  knowledge and experience related to substance use disorder
				  counseling.
3. The instructor is a
				  psychologist with knowledge and experience related to substance use disorder
				  counseling.
4. The instructor is an
				  instructor of substance use disorder related courses at an accredited
				  institution.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.02 - Approved prevention specialist education

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall accept prevention specialist training
					 provided, sponsored, or approved by any of the following:
(1) An accredited college or
				  university.
(2) The Wisconsin
				  Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
(3) The National Association of Alcohol and
				  Drug Abuse Counselors.
(4) The
				  Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources.
(5) The Federal Center for Substance Abuse
				  Prevention.
(6) The National Center
				  for the Application of Prevention Technologies or its regional
				  centers.
(7) The federal department
				  of health and human services, or its agencies, institutes, administrations, or
				  centers.
(8) The White House Office
				  of National Drug Control Policy.
(9) The department of health
				  services.
(10) The department of
				  public instruction.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.03 - Substance abuse counselor education requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following
				  content areas and related hours constitute the educational requirements of s.
				  SPS 161.04(2) (a)
				  4. nd (3) (c):
Content Area
Hours
Assessment Training
60
Counseling
60
Case Management
60
Education
60
Professional Responsibility
60
Electives within the performance domains listed
								  above
60
Total
360
(2) The training shall be in a comprehensive
				  program approved by the department under s.
				  SPS
				  166.07.
(3) All of the content areas shall be infused
				  with information and application to practice that is responsive to the
				  characteristics of individual, group, family, and couple clients and
				  significant others seeking substance use disorder treatment, including, but not
				  limited to, age, gender, ability, disability, developmental level, sexual
				  orientation, health status, ethnicity, culture, and social issues.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.04 - Clinical supervision education requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following
				  content areas and related hours are required as a portion of the education
				  requirements in s.
				  SPS
				  161.04:
Content Area
Hours
Assessment or Evaluation
6
Counselor Development
6
Management or Administration
6
Professional Responsibility
6
Professional Responsibility
6
Electives within the performance domains listed
								above
6
Total
30
(2) No more than 15 hours of the education
				  submitted may be non-face to face educational programs.
(3) All of the content areas shall be infused
				  with information and application to practice that is responsive to the
				  characteristics of individual, group, family, and couple clients and
				  significant others seeking substance use disorder treatment, including, but not
				  limited to, age, gender, ability, disability, developmental level, sexual
				  orientation, health status, ethnicity, culture, and social issues.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.05 - Prevention specialist-in-training core curriculum

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following
				  content areas and related hours for prevention specialist-in-training are
				  required:
Content Area
Hours
Ethics
5
Prevention Education covering any of the prevention
								domains
35
Total
40
(2) All of the content areas shall contain
				  information and application to practice that is responsive to the
				  characteristics of individual, group, family, and couple clients and
				  significant others seeking substance use disorder treatment, including, but not
				  limited to, age, gender, ability, disability, developmental level, sexual
				  orientation, health status, ethnicity, culture, and social issues.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.06 - Prevention specialist core curriculum

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following
				  content areas and related hours are required for a prevention specialist:
Content Area
Hours
Ethics
6
Prevention of alcohol, tobacco or other substance
								abuse
50
Prevention education covering any of the prevention
								domains
184
Total
240
(2) All of the content areas shall contain
				  information and application to practice that is responsive to the
				  characteristics of individual, group, family, and couple clients and
				  significant others seeking substance use disorder treatment, including, but not
				  limited to, age, gender, ability, disability, developmental level, sexual
				  orientation, health status, ethnicity, culture, and social issues.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.07 - Approval of pre-certification education programs for substance abuse counselors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A provider of education programs shall
				  submit an application for approval of a comprehensive program equivalent to 360
				  hours that meets the requirements of s.
				  SPS
				  166.03 on a form provided by the department. The
				  application shall include all of the following:
(a) A detailed outline of each course and one
				  of the following:
1. Specific allocations of
				  classroom hours toward each content area for each course.
2. For comprehensive programs based on core
				  competencies, a detailed outline of each core competency, how each core
				  competency will be measured, and classroom hour equivalencies toward each
				  content area for each competency.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.08 - Approval of substance abuse prevention education

Current through June 24, 2024
The department will accept substance abuse prevention
					 education that consists of prevention domain subject matter taught by qualified
					 presenters. Education submitted to the department in fulfillment of s.
					 SPS 161.06(1)
					 (b), prevention specialist-in-training
					 education and s.
					 SPS 161.06(2)
					 (c), prevention specialist education that
					 meets one or more of the following criteria:
(1) The education is provided by an
				  accredited college or university.
(2) The education is provided, sponsored or
				  approved by one of the following:
(a) The
				  Wisconsin association of alcohol and drug abuse (WAAODA).
(b) The national association of alcohol and
				  drug abuse counselors (NAADAC).
(c)
				  The Wisconsin clearing house for prevention resources.
(d) The federal center for substance abuse
				  prevention.
(e) The national center
				  for the application of prevention technologies or their regional
				  centers.
(f) The United States
				  department of health and human services, its agencies, institutes,
				  administrations and centers.
(g)
				  The White House office of national drug control policy (ONDCP).
(h) The Wisconsin department of health
				  services.
(i) The Wisconsin
				  department of public instruction.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.09 - Approval of continuing education programs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
				  does not pre-approve continuing education programs. The department may accept
				  for continuing education credit programs consisting of relevant subject matter
				  taught by qualified presenters. To qualify as a continuing education program
				  used to satisfy the requirements of s.
				  SPS
				  166.03, the program shall meet all of the following
				  minimum requirements:
(a) The program subject
				  matter includes core curriculum education in one or more of the following
				  areas:
1. Substance use disorder counseling,
				  prevention domains, clinical practice, knowledge and skills.
2. A field or subject area allied with and
				  relevant to the clinical practice of substance use disorder counseling
				  including work toward an academic degree.
3. Substance use disorder counseling practice
				  ethics.
4. Professional
				  boundaries.
5.
				  Administration.
6. Advanced
				  counseling theory and techniques.
7. Family issues.
8. Mental health issues.
9. Substance use disorders studies.
10. Clinical supervision principles and
				  procedures.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.10 - Continuing education credit and format

Current through June 24, 2024
A continuing education program may take any of the
					 following forms, with credit for relevant subject matter granted as
					 follows:
(1) Formal presentations of
				  relevant professional material at seminars, workshops, programs or institutes,
				  which may include formal presentation and directed discussion of videotaped
				  material: 1 CEH per hour of continuing education for attendees, 2 CEHs per hour
				  of continuing education for presenters, but no additional CEHs may be granted
				  for subsequent presentations of the same material.
(2) University, college or vocational
				  technical adult education courses, which may include formal presentation and
				  directed discussion of videotaped instruction: 10 CEHs per semester credit or
				  6.6 CEHs per quarter credit for students, 20 CEHs per semester hour or 13.2
				  CEHs per quarter hour for instructors, but no additional CEHs may be granted
				  for subsequent presentations of the same material.
(3) Educational sessions at state and
				  national conferences: 1 CEH per hour of continuing education for students; 2
				  CEHs per hour of continuing education for presenters, but no additional CEHs
				  may be granted for subsequent presentations of the same material.
(4) Internet learning courses offered by an
				  accredited college or university: 10 CEHs per semester credit or 6.6 CEHs per
				  quarter credit.
(5) Self-study
				  courses approved by accredited college or university schools, local or national
				  professional or mental health related organizations, 1 CEH per credit
				  completed, but self-study courses may not be used to satisfy the ethics
				  requirement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 166 - Education Approval › Section SPS 166.11 - Recordkeeping

Current through June 24, 2024
Every credential holder shall retain original documents
					 showing attendance at programs and completion of self-developed programs for at
					 least 4 years from the time that credit is claimed for the continuing education
					 program. At the request of the department, a credential holder shall deliver
					 their documents to the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 167 - Professional liability insurance › Section SPS 167.01 - Insurance requirement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), a person
				  certified under s.
				  440.88,
				  Stats., shall not practice substance use disorder counseling unless he or she
				  has in effect professional liability insurance in the amount of at least
				  $1,000,000 for each occurrence and $3,000,000 for all occurrences in one
				  year.
(2) Subsection (1) does not
				  apply to a person practicing substance use disorder counseling as an employee
				  of a federal, state, or local governmental agency, if the practice is part of
				  the duties for which he or she is employed and is solely within the confines of
				  or under the jurisdiction of the agency by which he or she is
				  employed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 168 - Continuing Education › Section SPS 168.01 - Continuing education requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Unless granted
				  a postponement or waiver of the continuing education requirements under s. SPS
				  168.03, a substance abuse counselor or prevention specialist shall complete 30
				  continuing education credit hours in approved continuing education programs
				  during each 2-year credential period and shall certify on the renewal
				  application that all required continuing education was completed.
(2) A minimum of 4 continuing education
				  credit hours of the required 30 credit hours shall be in the area of
				  professional ethics and boundaries.
(3) A credential holder who also holds an
				  active license granted under s.
				  457.08(4),
				  457.10,
				  457.11,
				  457.12,
				  457.13,
				  or
				  457.14(1) (d)
				  to (f), Stats., may satisfy the continuing
				  education requirements by meeting the continuing education requirements under
				  s.
				  457.22,
				  Stats.
(4) A clinical supervisor
				  shall complete 4 hours of continuing education each 2-year credential period
				  related to the supervision of substance abuse counselors. The 4 hours completed
				  under this subsection may count toward the continuing education required for
				  renewal of a clinical substance abuse counselor certification.
(5) A new credential holder is not required
				  to satisfy continuing education requirements during the time between initial
				  credentialing and commencement of a full 2-year credential period.
(6) Continuing education credit hours shall
				  apply only to the 2-year credential period during which the credit hours are
				  completed. If a credential holder fails to satisfy the continuing education
				  requirements during a 2-year credential period, any additional continuing
				  education credit hours completed on or after the renewal date to satisfy the
				  requirement of the preceding period will not apply to the period during which
				  they are earned.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 168 - Continuing Education › Section SPS 168.02 - Approved continuing education

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A continuing
				  education program is approved if it is relevant to the practice of substance
				  abuse counseling and any of the following applies:
(a) The program is approved, sponsored,
				  provided, endorsed, or authorized by any of the following:
1. The National Association of Alcohol and
				  Drug Abuse Counseling or one of its affiliated divisions.
2. The International Certification &
				  Reciprocity Consortium.
3. The
				  American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or one of its affiliated
				  divisions.
4. The Wisconsin
				  Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
5. The National Rehabilitation Counseling
				  Association.
6. The American
				  Rehabilitation Counseling Association.
7. The Wisconsin Rehabilitation Counseling
				  Association.
8. The National Board
				  for Certified Counselors.
9. The
				  Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
10. The Association of Social Work
				  Boards.
11. The National
				  Association of Social Workers or one of its affiliated chapters.
12. The Association of Baccalaureate Program
				  Directors.
13. The Council on
				  Social Work Education.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 160-169 - Substance Abuse Professionals › Chapter SPS 168 - Continuing Education › Section SPS 168.03 - Postponement or waiver

Current through June 24, 2024
A holder of a credential under s.
					 440.88,
					 Stats., may apply to the department for a postponement or waiver of the
					 requirements under this chapter on grounds of prolonged illness, disability, or
					 other grounds constituting extreme hardship. The department shall consider each
					 application individually on its merits.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 170-179 - Sanitarians › Chapter SPS 174 - Registered sanitarians authority, scope, purpose and definitions › Section SPS 174.01 - Authority and intent

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in chs.
					 SPS 174 to
					 177 are adopted pursuant to s.
					 440.98,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 170-179 - Sanitarians › Chapter SPS 174 - Registered sanitarians authority, scope, purpose and definitions › Section SPS 174.02 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in chs.
					 SPS 174 to
					 177 shall apply to all persons
					 educated and experienced in the field of environmental health who desire to be
					 registered as a "registered sanitarian."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 170-179 - Sanitarians › Chapter SPS 174 - Registered sanitarians authority, scope, purpose and definitions › Section SPS 174.03 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
Sanitarian registration minimum qualifications are
					 established to:
(1) Safeguard life,
				  health and the environment.
(2)
				  Identify persons qualified in environmental health services.
(3) Develop reciprocity agreements with
				  states having equivalent registration requirements.
(4) Promote the delivery of environmental
				  health services by qualified individuals certified on the basis of recognized
				  examination.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 170-179 - Sanitarians › Chapter SPS 174 - Registered sanitarians authority, scope, purpose and definitions › Section SPS 174.04 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In chs.
					 SPS 174 to
					 177:
(1) "Accredited college or university" means
				  an educational institution that is accredited by a regional or national
				  accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
(2) "Department" means the department of
				  safety and professional services.
(3) "Environmental health" means the science
				  and art which pertains to the protection of human health through the
				  assessment, management, control and prevention of environmental factors that
				  may adversely affect the health, comfort, safety or well being of individuals
				  or the environment.
(4) "Field of
				  environmental health" means employment, whether private or public, where the
				  principles of environmental health are directly applied to one or more of the
				  following areas:
(a) Air quality.
(b) Food protection.
(c) Hazardous substances.
(d) Product safety.
(e) Housing.
(f) Institutional health and
				  safety.
(g) Radiation
				  protection.
(h) Recreational areas
				  and waters.
(i) Solid waste
				  management.
(j) Vector
				  control.
(k) Water quality.
(L) Wastewater technology and
				  management.
(m) Hazardous waste
				  management.
(n) Industrial
				  hygiene.
(o) Water
				  supply.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 170-179 - Sanitarians › Chapter SPS 175 - Application For Registration › Section SPS 175.01 - Application (Repealed)

Current through June 24, 2024
Application forms are available on request to the
						department located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison,
						Wisconsin, 53708, or from the department's website at:
http://dsps.wi.gov
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 170-179 - Sanitarians › Chapter SPS 175 - Application For Registration › Section SPS 175.02 - Application for registration

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for registration as a sanitarian shall submit
					 all of the following:
(1) A completed
				  application on the form supplied by the department.
(2) The required fee under s.
				  440.03(9)
				  (a), Stats.
(3) Evidence of passage of the examination
				  required under ch. SPS 176.
(4) An
				  original official transcript evidencing completion of the education requirement
				  in s. SPS 175.025. The transcript must be sent by the educational institution
				  to the department.
(5) Verification
				  of the work experience requirement in s. SPS 175.025, which shall include a
				  detailed description of the position held, length of employment, duties of the
				  position, and number of hours worked per year in the field of environmental
				  health. This verification shall be submitted by the applicants work supervisor
				  for each position used to meet the work experience requirement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 170-179 - Sanitarians › Chapter SPS 175 - Application For Registration › Section SPS 175.025 - Required education and work experience

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for registration must have completed one of
					 the following combinations of education and work experience:
(1) A baccalaureate or higher degree in
				  environmental health from an accredited college or university with at least 30
				  semester or 45 quarter hour academic credits in environmental, physical,
				  biological, chemical, or environmental health areas and one year of full-time
				  equivalent employment in the field of environmental health.
(2) A baccalaureate or higher degree in
				  physical or biological sciences from an accredited college or university with
				  at least 30 semester or 45 quarter hour academic credits in environmental,
				  physical, biological, chemical, or environmental health areas and 2 years of
				  full-time equivalent employment in the field of environmental health.
(3) A baccalaureate or higher degree from an
				  accredited college or university and 4 years of full-time equivalent employment
				  in the field of environmental health.
(4) An associate degree from an accredited
				  college, community college or technical institute in environmental, physical,
				  biological or chemical sciences, and 5 years of full-time equivalent employment
				  in the field of environmental health.
(5) An associate degree from an accredited
				  college, community college or technical institute and 8 years of full-time
				  equivalent employment in the field of environmental health.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 170-179 - Sanitarians › Chapter SPS 175 - Application For Registration › Section SPS 175.05 - Application review

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant shall submit a completed
				  application for registration and application fee to the department.
(2) The department shall make an
				  investigation as it deems necessary to determine if the applicant shall receive
				  a certificate of registration and may request additional documentation prior to
				  approving an application.
(3) The
				  applicant shall be notified in writing of the department's decision regarding
				  their application. An applicant may appeal the application review decision of
				  the department in accordance with ch. SPS 1 procedures.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 170-179 - Sanitarians › Chapter SPS 175 - Application For Registration › Section SPS 175.06 - Reciprocal licensure and certification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RECIPROCITY
				  GENERALLY. Upon application and payment of the appropriate application fee, an
				  applicant who holds a certificate of registration or license as a sanitarian in
				  good standing issued by the proper authority of any state, territory, or
				  possession of the United States, any foreign country, or any other organization
				  that registers or certifies sanitarians, may receive a certificate in this
				  state provided that the requirements for the registration in the other
				  jurisdiction are comparable to the qualifications for registration in this
				  chapter. The successful passage of a recognized professional examination of any
				  state, territory or possession of the United States, any foreign country or any
				  other organization may be construed as tantamount to passing the required
				  examination recognized by the department, provided that the scope of the
				  examination and the applicant's passing score are comparable to the examination
				  and passing score administered under this chapter.
(2) RECIPROCITY FOR SERVICE MEMBERS, FORMER
				  SERVICE MEMBERS, AND SPOUSES OF SERVICE MEMBERS OR FORMER SERVICE MEMBERS. A
				  reciprocal sanitarian registration shall be granted to an applicant who is a
				  service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or
				  former service member as defined in s.
				  440.09(1),
				  Stats., if the department determines that the applicant meets all of the
				  requirements under s.
				  440.09(2),
				  Stats. Subject to s. 440.09(2m),
				  Stats., the department may request verification necessary to make a
				  determination under this subsection.
Application forms are available on the department's
						website at https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Home.aspx, or by request from the
						Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI
						53708, or call (608) 266-2112.