1998 Minnesota Statutes

     148C.0351 Procedures for admission to licensure. 

    Subdivision 1.    Application forms.  Unless exempted 
 under section 148C.11, a person who practices alcohol and drug 
 counseling in Minnesota must: 

    (1) apply to the commissioner for a license to practice 
 alcohol and drug counseling on forms provided by the 
 commissioner; 

    (2) include with the application a statement that the 
 statements in the application are true and correct to the best 
 of the applicant's knowledge and belief; 

    (3) include with the application a nonrefundable 
 application fee specified by the commissioner; 

    (4) include with the application information describing the 
 applicant's experience, including the number of years and months 
 the applicant has practiced alcohol and drug counseling as 
 defined in section 148C.01; 

    (5) include with the application the applicant's business 
 address and telephone number, or home address and telephone 
 number if the applicant conducts business out of the home, and 
 if applicable, the name of the applicant's supervisor, manager, 
 and employer; 

    (6) include with the application a written and signed 
 authorization for the commissioner to make inquiries to 
 appropriate state regulatory agencies and private credentialing 
 organizations in this or any other state where the applicant has 
 practiced alcohol and drug counseling; and 

    (7) complete the application in sufficient detail for the 
 commissioner to determine whether the applicant meets the 
 requirements for filing.  The commissioner may ask the applicant 
 to provide additional information necessary to clarify 
 incomplete or ambiguous information submitted in the application.

    Subd. 2.    Fee for late renewal.  A licensee must pay a 
 late fee and the renewal fee set by rule. 

    Subd. 3.    Requirement to maintain current information. 
  An alcohol and drug counselor must notify the commissioner 
 within 30 days of the occurrence of any of the following: 

    (1) a change of name, address, place of employment, and 
 home or business telephone number; and 

    (2) a settlement or award based on negligent or intentional 
 acts committed in providing alcohol and drug counseling services.

    HIST: 1995 c 164 s 8