Section 17-8706. WAIVER OF EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

 

8706.1  The Board shall waive the educational requirements of § 8702.1 for an applicant  for certification as an addiction counselor I who presents evidence  satisfactory to  the Board that the applicant is currently registered in the District of Columbia  as an addiction counselor and has at least two (2) years of documented,  continuous supervised experience on a full-time or substantially full-time (thirty- five (35) or more hours each week) basis in the field of addiction counseling  immediately preceding July 7, 2009,  provided that the application for waiver is  submitted by July 7, 2011.

 

8706.2The Board shall waive the educational requirements of § 8702.2 for an applicant for certification as an addiction counselor II who presents evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is currently registered in the District of Columbia as an addiction counselor and has at least five (5) years of documented, continuous supervised experience on a full-time or substantially full-time (thirty-five (35) or more hours each week) basis in the field of addiction counseling immediately preceding July 7, 2009, provided that the application for waiver is submitted by July 7, 2011.  

 

authority

The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth under section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 15, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14)), and in accordance with Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11937, 11943 (December 17, 2010).