Grandparenting Licensure

(A) An applicant practicing in the Commonwealth as an alcohol and drug counselor on July 1, 1999, and who applies for licensure within one year of September 13, 2002, shall be exempt from the licensure requirements for either a licensed alcohol and drug counselor I or II. Provided that the applicant for an alcohol and drug counselor I license: (1) has a Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADAC) certification, or a Certified Clinical Supervision (CCS) certification, or a Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) certification, or a Certified Employment Assistance Professional (CEAP) certification, or a Certified Alcohol Counselor (CAC) certification; or (2) has bona fide supervisory clinical or administrative responsibility as an executive director, program director or clinical director of a substance abuse program, as such program is defined by the department of public health; or (3) has bona fide clinical or administrative responsibility as a supervisor in a substance abuse program, as such program is defined by the department of public health, and has at least 10,000 hours of substance abuse clinical experience and 2000 hours of supervisory experience documented by the program directors who supervised said clinical and supervisory experience; or (4) has a master’s degree in behavioral science and 4,000 hours of substance abuse clinical experience and 270 of education related to alcohol and drug counseling as defined by the department of public health; or (5) has a bachelor’s degree and 6,000 hours of substance abuse clinical experience and hours of education related to alcohol and drug counseling as defined by the department of public health (B) Alcohol and drug counselor II applicants must have at least 6,000 hours of substance abuse counseling experience documented by the program director(s) who supervised said counseling experience, and 180 hours of education related to alcohol and drug counseling as defined by the department of public health.