§ 5-69-8. Licenses.
(a) The department shall issue the appropriate license to applicants who meet the qualifications
for the license as specified:
(1) "Licensed chemical dependency professional.� Any individual desiring to obtain a license as a licensed chemical dependency professional
shall be currently certified as an advanced chemical dependency professional or advanced
chemical dependency professional II in accord with the ICRC/AODA member board standards,
as a prerequisite for submitting the application to the licensing board.
(2) "Licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor.� Any individual desiring to obtain a license as a licensed chemical dependency clinical
supervisor shall be currently certified as an advanced chemical dependency professional
or advanced chemical dependency professional II, shall have completed the ICRC/AODA
member board standards for chemical dependency clinical supervisor, and shall submit
an application to the licensing board.
(3) Other. An applicant having a comparable license, certification, or reciprocity within Rhode
Island or from another state or territory of the United States that imposes qualifications
substantially similar to those of this chapter, as determined by the licensing board.
(b) In addition to the qualifications listed in this section, an applicant for any of
these titles must prove to the licensing board's satisfaction:
(1) Good moral character which is a continuing requirement for licensure;
(2) United States citizenship or status as a legal resident alien;
(3) Absence of a sanction from the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors,
or ICRC/AODA member board sanction for violation of the code of ethics, or other related
state board, which shall be waived by the board upon presentation of satisfactory
evidence that the sanction does not impair the ability of the person to conduct with
safety to the public the practice authorized by this license. The applicant shall
bear the burden of proving that his or her sanction does not impair his or her ability
to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license;
(4) Absence of conviction of a felony, which shall be waived by the board upon presentation
of satisfactory evidence that the conviction does not impair the ability of the person
to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license. The
applicant shall bear the burden of proving that his or her conviction does not impair
his or her ability to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by
this license;
(5) That the applicant has not been declared mentally incompetent by any court, and if
the decree has ever been rendered, that there has been a subsequent court determination
that the applicant is competent; and
(6) Freedom from use of any controlled substance or any alcoholic beverages to the extent
that the use impairs the ability of the person to conduct with safety to the public
the practice authorized by this license. The applicant shall bear the burden of proving
that he or she is free from use of any controlled substance or any alcoholic beverages
that impair his or her ability to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized
by this license.