TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 27 COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
PART 11 REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE WITH
EXAMINATION AS AN ALCOHOL AND
DRUG
ABUSE COUNSELOR (LADAC) EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005
16.27.11.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Regulation and
Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board
[16.27.11.1 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC
27.26.1, 6-15-01]
16.27.11.2 SCOPE: All
individuals applying for licensure by examination as an alcohol and drug abuse
counselor.
[16.27.11.2 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC
27.26.2, 6-15-01]
16.27.11.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: These parts
are promulgated pursuant to the Counselor and Therapist Practice Act, Section
61-9A-3 through 61-9A-7 NMSA 1978.
[16.27.11.3 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC
27.26.3, 6-15-01]
16.27.11.4 DURATION: Permanent
[16.27.11.4 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC
27.26.4, 6-15-01]
16.27.11.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: June 15, 2001
unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.27.11.5 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC
27.26.5, 6-15-01]
16.27.11.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective
of Part 11 is to state the minimum requirements for licensure with examination
as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor and list the documentation required for
application effective July 1, 2003.
[16.27.11.6 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC
27.26.6, 6-15-01]
16.27.11.7 DEFINITIONS: [Reserved]
16.27.11.8 SUPERVISION:
A. Supervision
for alcohol and drug abuse counselors must be provided by a licensed
professional clinical mental health counselor (LPCC), licensed marriage and
family therapist (LMFT), licensed professional art therapist (LPAT), licensed
psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor
(LADAC) with three years of alcohol and drug abuse experience acquired after
licensure, clinical nurse specialist in substance abuse or licensed independent
social worker (LISW). Supervisors must
have experience in alcohol and drug abuse counseling. Effective July 1, 2007, the alcohol and drug
counselor may provide therapeutic services that may include treatment of
clients with co-occurring disorders or dual diagnosis in an integrated
behavioral health setting in which a multidisciplinary team has developed a
multidisciplinary treatment plan that is co-authorized by an independently
licensed counselor or therapist. The
treatment of a mental health disorder must be supervised by an independently
licensed counselor or therapist.
B. It
is the responsibility of the individual seeking supervision to assure the
supervision is acceptable for the level of licensure that will be requested at
the completion of the required supervision.
The relationship between the supervisor and the applicant must promote
the development of skill and responsibility in the delivery of counseling or
therapy services.
C. Client
contact and supervision hours acquired prior to being licensed will not be acceptable
for licensure.
[16.27.11.8 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC
27.1.7.5.3&4, 6-15-01; A, 7-1-04; A, 2-10-06; A, 11-19-07]
16.27.11.9 APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE: An alcohol and
drug abuse counselor (LADAC) must possess the following qualifications and
provide the required documentation with the application.
A. Age
requirement: Be at least 21 years of
age.
B. Applicant
must sign a statement provided in the application indicating the applicant has
read the code of ethics and agrees to be bound and governed by the code of
ethics.
C. Applicant
must demonstrate professional competency by passing the national certification
examination for addiction counselors (NCAC level 1).
D. Education
requirements
(1) Holds an associate degree in counseling, counseling
related field or a substance abuse related field from an accredited
institution. The board may approve, on a
case-by-case basis, applicants whose education is not a counseling related
field, and education and training to include 276 clock hours in the following
areas:
(a) 90 hours in the field of alcohol abuse
(b) 90 hours in the field of drug abuse
(c) 90 hours in the field of counseling
(d) 6 hours that pertain specifically to
alcohol and drug counseling ethics training.
(2) Holds a baccalaureate degree in a
counseling related field or a substance abuse related field from an accredited
institution. The board may approve, on a
case-by-case basis, applicants whose education is not in a counseling related
field; and to include 276 clock hours in the following areas:
(a) 90 hours in the field of alcohol abuse
(b) 90 hours in the field of drug abuse
(c) 90 hours in the field of counseling
(d) 6 hours that pertain specifically to
alcohol and drug counseling ethics training, (must be acquired two years prior
to submission of an application).
(3) Holds a masters or doctoral degree in
counseling, a counseling related field or a substance abuse related field from
an accredited institution and education and training that includes 276 clock
hours with 90 hours in each area of alcohol, drug abuse, counseling and 6 hours
of professional ethics. One year and
1,000 client contact hours under appropriate supervision of experience in the
practice of alcohol and drug abuse counseling and fifty hours of face to face
supervision. The board may approve, on a
case-by-case basis, applicants whose education is not in a counseling related
field or substance abuse related field and to include 276 clock hours in
education or training.
E. Experience
requirements.
(1) associate degree requires a minimum of
three years and three thousand client contact hours under appropriate
supervision of experience in the practice of alcohol and drug abuse counseling
and two hundred hour of face-to-face supervision; or
(2) a baccalaureate degree requires a minimum
of two years and two thousand client contact hours under appropriate
supervision of experience in the practice of alcohol and drug abuse counseling
and one hundred hours of face-to-face supervision under appropriate
supervision; or
(3) a masters or doctoral degree requires a
minimum of one year and one thousand client contact hours under appropriate
supervision of experience in the practice of alcohol and drug abuse counseling
and fifty hours of face-to-face supervision.
F. Documentation
required for licensure:
(1) a completed application as specified in
16.27.3.8 NMAC, and
(2) proof of completed education and
experience requirements:
(a) the applicant is required to submit an
official transcript in a sealed envelope from each institution contributing to
the applicant's associate, baccalaureate, or masters degree; the official
transcript must be submitted with the application; applicants educated in
foreign institutions who are unable to submit certified official transcripts
shall submit a statement explaining why such transcripts are not available and
shall submit certified copies of the degree certificates granted, information
on the curricula offered, and any other documentation requested by the board,
and
(b) documentation of required drug, alcohol,
counseling and ethics training (attachment D) shall include:
(i) transcripts from the
college or university, or
(ii) the date, course title,
course description, number of hours attended and certificate of attendance, and
(c) a statement from each supervisor in a
sealed envelope on a form provided by the board (attachment B) verifying the
applicant’s supervised experience and setting forth the nature and extend
of such supervision must be submitted
with the application; the statement shall verify that the applicant’s
performance was in accordance with adequate counseling standards of alcohol and
drug practice; if a supervisor’ statement is not available, the applicant may
submit documentation explaining why the supervisor’s statement is not available
and sworn affidavits from other individuals verifying that supervision took
place and describing the nature and the extent of supervision, and
(3) applicant must sign a statement provided in
the application indicating the applicant has read the code of ethics and agrees
to be bound and governed by the code of ethics, and
(4) verification of the applicant’s licensure,
registration, or certification status must be submitted on attachment form A,
which must be sent directly to the board by the jurisdiction in which the
applicant is licensed, certified or registered.
[16.27.11.8 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC
27.26.8, 6-15-01; A, 7-1-04; A, 2-10-06; A, 11-19-07]
16.27.11.10 LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS:
A. A
completed application as specified in 16.27.3.8 NMAC.
B. Verification
(attachment A) that the applicant holds a current license or certification issued
by the appropriate examining board under the law of any other state or
territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or any foreign nation.
C. Verification
directly from the national certification examination board (NCAC) that the
applicant has taken and passed the national certification examination for
addiction counselors (NCAC level 1) or the international certification and
reciprocity consortium (ICRC).
[16.27.11.9 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC
27.9.8&9, 6-15-01; A, 7-1-04; A, 2-10-06]
16.27.11.11 ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
COUNSELOR: Requirements for grandfathered
licensure.
A. Effective July 1, 2007 through July
1, 2010, the board shall license as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor a
person who holds a current certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor
certification (CADAC) issued between July 1, 1996 and July 1, 2010 and files a
completed application accompanied by the required fees and submits satisfactory
evidence that the applicant:
(1) is of good moral character with conduct
consistent with the code of ethics;
(2) has reached the age of twenty-one;
(3) has submitted evidence of having
participated in a total of six thousand client contact hours and three hundred
supervised face-to-face hours; and
(4) has completed two hundred seventy-six
clock hours of education or training that includes ninety hours in each area of
the fields of alcohol, drug abuse and counseling and six hours of training in
professional ethics acquired, within two years of receipt of the application.
B. An applicant who meets the
requirements of Subsection A of this section will not be required to complete
an examination.
[16.27.11.11
NMAC - N, 11-19-07]
HISTORY OF 16.27.11 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The material
in this part was derived from that previously filed with the State Records
Center and Archives under:
Rule 2, Definitions, 3-24-94
Rule2, Definitions, 3-20-95
Rule 9, Licensure without
Examination, 3-24-94
Rule 9, Licensure by
Credentials, 3-20-95
History of Repealed
Material:
16 NMAC 27.26, Requirements
for Licensure with Examination as an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Effective
July 1, 2003 - Repealed 6-15-01
16 NMAC 27.9, Licensure by
Credentials - Repealed 6-15-01