2000 Minnesota Statutes

     148C.04 Requirements for licensure. 

    Subdivision 1.    General requirements.  The 
 commissioner shall issue licenses to the individuals qualified 
 under sections 148C.01 to 148C.11 to practice alcohol and drug 
 counseling. 

    Subd. 2.    Fee.  Each applicant shall pay a 
 nonrefundable fee set by the commissioner pursuant to section 
 148C.03.  Fees paid to the commissioner shall be deposited in 
 the special revenue fund. 

    Subd. 3.    Licensing requirements for the first five 
 years.  For five years after the effective date of the rules 
 authorized in section 148C.03, the applicant, unless qualified 
 under section 148C.06 during the 25-month period authorized 
 therein, under section 148C.07, or under subdivision 4, must 
 furnish evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the 
 applicant has met all the requirements in clauses (1) to (3). 
 The applicant must have: 

    (1) received an associate degree, or an equivalent number 
 of credit hours, and a certificate in alcohol and drug 
 counseling including 270 clock hours of alcohol and drug 
 counseling classroom education from an accredited school or 
 educational program and 880 clock hours of alcohol and drug 
 counseling practicum; 

    (2) completed a written case presentation and 
 satisfactorily passed an oral examination that demonstrates 
 competence in the core functions; and 

    (3) satisfactorily passed a written examination as 
 established by the commissioner. 

    Subd. 4.    Licensing requirements after five years.  
 Beginning five years after the effective date of the rules 
 authorized in section 148C.03, subdivision 1, an applicant for 
 licensure must submit evidence to the commissioner that the 
 applicant has met one of the following requirements: 

    (1) the applicant must have: 

    (i) received a bachelor's degree from an accredited school 
 or educational program, including 480 clock hours of alcohol and 
 drug counseling education from an accredited school or 
 educational program and 880 clock hours of alcohol and drug 
 counseling practicum; 

    (ii) completed a written case presentation and 
 satisfactorily passed an oral examination that demonstrates 
 competence in the core functions; and 

    (iii) satisfactorily passed a written examination as 
 established by the commissioner; or 

    (2) the applicant must meet the requirements of section 
 148C.07.  

    Subd. 5. Repealed, 2000 c 460 s 66 

    Subd. 6.    Temporary practice requirements.  (a) A 
 person may temporarily practice alcohol and drug counseling 
 prior to being licensed under this chapter if the person: 

    (1) either: 

    (i) meets the associate degree education and practicum 
 requirements of subdivision 3, clause (1); or 

    (ii) meets the bachelor's degree education and practicum 
 requirements of subdivision 4, clause (1), item (i); 

    (2) within 60 days of meeting the requirements of 
 subdivision 3, clause (1), or subdivision 4, clause (1), item 
 (i), requests, in writing, temporary practice status with the 
 commissioner on an application form according to section 
 148C.0351, which includes the nonrefundable license fee and an 
 affirmation by the person's supervisor, as defined in paragraph 
 (b), clause (1), and which is signed and dated by the person and 
 the person's supervisor; 

    (3) has not been disqualified to practice temporarily on 
 the basis of a background investigation under section 148C.09, 
 subdivision 1a; and 

    (4) has been notified in writing by the commissioner that 
 the person is qualified to practice under this subdivision. 

    (b) A person practicing under this subdivision: 

    (1) may practice only in a program licensed by the 
 department of human services and under the direct, on-site 
 supervision of a person who is licensed under this chapter and 
 employed in that licensed program; 

    (2) is subject to the rules of professional conduct set by 
 rule; 

    (3) is not subject to the continuing education requirements 
 of section 148C.05; and 

    (4) must be licensed according to this chapter within 12 
 months of meeting the requirements of subdivision 3, clause (1), 
 or subdivision 4, clause (1), item (i). 

    (c) Upon written request, the commissioner may extend a 
 person's temporary status if the person practices in a program 
 described in section 148C.11, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), 
 clause (2). 

    (d) A person practicing under this subdivision may use with 
 the public any title or description stating or implying that the 
 person is licensed to engage in the practice of alcohol and drug 
 counseling. 

    Subd. 7.    Effect and suspension of temporary practice. 
  Approval of a person's application for temporary practice 
 creates no rights to or expectation of approval from the 
 commissioner for licensure as an alcohol and drug counselor.  
 The commissioner may suspend or restrict a person's temporary 
 practice status according to section 148C.09. 

    HIST: 1986 c 444; 1992 c 559 art 2 s 5; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 3 s 
 8-10; 1995 c 164 s 9-12; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 38-40; 1998 c 317 s 
 13; 2000 c 460 s 42-44