Sec. 504.1515. COUNSELOR INTERNS. (a) A person seeking a license as a chemical dependency counselor shall register with the department as a counselor intern by submitting, in a form acceptable to the department, the following:
(1) an application fee and a background investigation fee;
(2) a completed, signed, dated, and notarized application on a form prescribed by the department;
(3) a recent full-face wallet-sized photograph of the applicant;
(4) two sets of fingerprints completed in accordance with department instructions on cards issued by the department;
(5) documentation verifying the applicant successfully completed:
(A) 270 total hours of approved curricula described by Section 504.152(3)(A); and
(B) 300 hours of approved supervised field work practicum described by Section 504.152(3)(C); and
(6) documentation verifying the applicant received a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(b) The department may obtain criminal history record information relating to a counselor intern or an applicant for registration as a counselor intern from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.
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