25-23.6-10.5-16. Mental Health Diagnosis Evaluation; Requirements; Documentation
Sec. 16. (a) This section applies if an individual licensed under this chapter performs an evaluation to determine a mental health diagnosis of a patient and determines that the patient either: (1) has not seen: (A) a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5; (B) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under IC 25-23; or (C) a […]
25-23.6-10.5-4. Clinical Addiction Counselor Education Requirements
Sec. 4. (a) An applicant under section 2 of this chapter must have a master’s or doctor’s degree in addiction counseling, addiction therapy, or a related area as determined by the board from an eligible postsecondary educational institution that meets the following requirements: (1) If the institution is located in the United States or a […]
25-23.6-10.5-5. Addiction Counselor Educational Requirements
Sec. 5. (a) An applicant under section 1 of this chapter must complete the following educational requirements: (1) Course work from an eligible postsecondary educational institution that includes the following content areas: (A) Addictions theory. (B) Psychoactive drugs. (C) Addictions counseling skills. (D) Theories of personality. (E) Developmental psychology. (F) Abnormal psychology. (G) Group work. […]
25-23.6-10.5-6. Clinical Addiction Counselor Educational Requirements
Sec. 6. (a) An applicant under section 2 of this chapter must complete the following educational requirements: (1) Graduate course work that must include graduate level course credits with material in at least the following content areas: (A) Addiction counseling theories and techniques. (B) Psychopharmacology. (C) Psychopathology. (D) Clinical appraisal and assessment. (E) Theory and […]
25-23.6-10.5-7. Addiction Counselor Counseling Experience
Sec. 7. (a) 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 […]
25-23.6-10.5-8. Clinical Addiction Counselor Counseling Experience
Sec. 8. (a) An applicant under section 2 of this chapter must have at least two (2) years of clinical addiction counseling experience that must include at least two hundred (200) hours under supervision, one hundred (100) hours of which must be under individual supervision and up to one hundred (100) hours of which may […]
25-23.6-10.5-9. Requirements to Take Examination
Sec. 9. (a) An individual who satisfies the requirements of sections 4, 6, and 8 of this chapter may take the licensed clinical addiction counselor examination established by the board. (b) An individual who satisfies the requirements of sections 3, 5, and 7 of this chapter may take the licensed addiction counselor examination established by […]
25-23.6-10.5-9.5. Reciprocity for Licensed Addiction Counselors and Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselors
Sec. 9.5. The board shall issue a license to an individual to be a licensed addiction counselor or licensed clinical addiction counselor, not more than thirty (30) days after the application is filed and completed, if the individual: (1) has a valid license or certificate to practice from another state or jurisdiction; (2) has passed […]
25-23.6-10.5-10. Temporary Permit
Sec. 10. (a) The board may issue a temporary permit to allow an individual to profess to be a licensed addiction counselor or licensed clinical addiction counselor if the individual pays a fee established by the board and the individual: (1) has a valid license or certificate to practice from another state and the individual […]
25-23.6-10.5-11. Examination Exemptions
Sec. 11. (a) An individual who applies for an addiction counselor license under this article may be exempted by the board from the examination requirement under section 1 of this chapter if the individual: (1) is licensed or certified as an addiction counselor in another state and has passed a licensing examination substantially equivalent to […]