§ 8 — License without examination; applicant licensed or certified in another state

[ Text of section effective until March 23, 2025. For text effective March 23, 2025, see below.]Section 8. The department may issue a license without examination to an applicant whose qualifications meet the requirements for licensure established by the department if such applicant is licensed or certified in alcohol and drug counseling or a comparable field in another state wherein the requirements for licensure are deemed by the department to be equivalent to or in excess of the requirements of this chapter.Chapter 111J: Section 8. License without examination; applicant licensed or certified in another stateText of section as recodified by 2024, 285, Sec. 11 effective March 23, 2025. For text effective until March 23, 2025, see above.]Section 8. (a) The department may issue a license without examination to an applicant who meets the requirements for licensure established by the department if such applicant is licensed or certified in alcohol and drug counseling or in recovering coaching or a comparable field in another state wherein the requirements for licensure shall be determined by the department to be equivalent to or in excess of the requirements of this chapter.(b) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement this section.