An applicant for certification as a certified alcohol and drug counselor associate II shall pay the board the initial fee for certification, and shall:
(1) Be certified by the board as a certified alcohol and drug counselor associate I for a period of at least eight (8) months;
(2) Have four hundred (400) hours of documented chemical dependency counseling- related compensated work or supervised internship experience of which a minimum of eighty (80) hours shall be in chemical dependency counseling and all of which shall have been under the direct supervision of:
(a) A certified alcohol and drug counselor who has at least two (2) years of post- certification experience and has attended the board-sponsored supervision training; or
(b) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who has at least twelve (12) months of post-licensure experience or has attended the board-sponsored supervision training; and
(3) Have seventy (70) hours of approved classroom hours of board-approved curriculum of which twenty (20) hours shall have been obtained in the previous two (2) years and shall be in addition to the classroom hours required in KRS § 309.0841 for a certified alcohol and drug counselor associate I.
Effective: March 1, 2021
History: Created 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 3, effective March 1, 2021.