(a)Except as provided in § 17–405 of this subtitle, to qualify as a certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug, an applicant shall:
(1)Be of good moral character;
(2)At a minimum:
(i)Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited educational institution approved by the Board in a health and human services counseling field; or
(ii)Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited educational institution and have completed a program of studies judged by the Board to be substantially equivalent in subject matter as may be required by the Board in regulation;
(3)Have completed not less than 1 year with a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinically supervised experience in alcohol and drug counseling approved b
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(a) Except as provided in § 17–405 of this subtitle, to qualify as a certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug, an applicant shall:
(1) Be of good moral character;
(2) At a minimum:
(i) Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited educational institution approved by the Board in a health and human services counseling field; or
(ii) Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited educational institution and have completed a program of studies judged by the Board to be substantially equivalent in subject matter as may be required by the Board in regulation;
(3) Have completed not less than 1 year with a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinically supervised experience in alcohol and drug counseling approved by the Board; and
(4) Have completed any additional educational requirements established by the Board in regulation.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall pass:
(1) An examination approved by the Board under this title; and
(2) The law examination on this title administered by the Board.
(c) A certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug shall practice alcohol and drug counseling under the supervision of a Board–approved alcohol and drug supervisor who is:
(1) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor;
(2) A certified professional counselor–alcohol and drug;
(3) A licensed clinical professional counselor;
(4) A licensed clinical marriage and family therapist;
(5) A licensed clinical professional art therapist; or
(6) A health care provider licensed under this article with documented expertise in alcohol and drug counseling.
(d) A certified associate counselor–alcohol and drug:
(1) May provide only:
(i) Alcohol and drug counseling as an employee of an agency or a facility that is certified or licensed by the State;
(ii) Alcohol and drug counseling under the supervision of a Board–approved supervisor as specified in subsection (c) of this section; and
(iii) Supervision with approval by the Board; and
(2) May not practice independently.