Indiana § 25-23.6-10.5-7 Addiction counselor counseling experience

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-23.6-10.5-7 — Addiction counselor counseling experience

Indiana § 25-23.6-10.5-7

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 23.6BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN

Ch. 10.5Addiction Counselor and Clinical Addiction

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Ind. Code § 25-23.6-10.5-7 (2026).

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(a)For purposes of this section, "virtual supervision" means supervision of an applicant for a license as an addiction counselor by a qualified supervisor through an electronic platform that provides for synchronous visual and audio interaction in real time, and which is compliant with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Virtual supervision does not include telephone calls, electronic mail, or text messages.

(b)An applicant under section 1 of this chapter must have at least two (2) years of addiction counseling experience that must include at least one hundred fifty (150) hours under supervision, one hundred

(100)hours of which must be under individual supervision and fifty

(50)hours of which must be under group supervision. The supervision required

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(a) For purposes of this section, "virtual
supervision" means supervision of an applicant for a license as an
addiction counselor by a qualified supervisor through an electronic
platform that provides for synchronous visual and audio interaction in
real time, and which is compliant with the federal Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Virtual supervision does
not include telephone calls, electronic mail, or text messages.
(b) An applicant under section 1 of this chapter must have at least
two (2) years of addiction counseling experience that must include at
least one hundred fifty (150) hours under supervision, one hundred
(100) hours of which must be under individual supervision and fifty
(50) hours of which must be under group supervision. The supervision
required must be provided by a qualified supervisor, as determined by
the board.
(c) If an individual is obtaining the supervised addiction counseling
experience described in subsection (b) in Indiana, the individual must
be licensed as an addiction counselor associate under section 1.5 of this
chapter.
(d) A doctoral internship, or a supervised master's level practicum,
an internship, or field experience in addiction counseling, may be
applied toward the supervised work experience requirement.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f), the experience requirement
may be met by work performed at or away from the premises of the
qualified supervisor.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (g), the work requirement may
not be performed away from the qualified supervisor's premises if:
(1) the work is the independent private practice of addiction
counseling; and
(2) the work is not performed at a place that has the supervision
of a qualified supervisor.
(g) Up to one hundred percent (100%) of the supervised addiction
counseling experience hours required under subsection (b) may be
accounted for through virtual supervision by a qualified supervisor
described in subsection (b).
(h) Any supervised addiction counseling experience hours that an
applicant accumulates under this chapter after being licensed as an
addiction counselor associate under section 1.5 of this chapter do not
expire and may be used by the applicant to satisfy the supervised
addiction counseling experience requirements under this chapter.
(i) After obtaining a temporary permit under section 1.5 of this
chapter, any supervised addiction counseling experience hours that an
applicant accumulates under this chapter before the temporary permit
expires may be used by the applicant to satisfy the supervised addiction
counseling experience requirements under this chapter.