Rule 4758-15-02 | Reciprocity.
(A) By the authority granted under sections 4758.25 and 4796.30 of the Revised Code, the board shall determine and issue a license, certificate, or endorsement in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code and does not exceed the applicant's training.
(B) All applicants for reciprocity shall file with the board a formal application in a manner prescribed by the board that necessary to be licensed or certified at a particular level, specific to substance use disorder counseling/treatment, gambling disorder treatment, or prevention, and consists of the following:
(1) Documentation that the applicant:
(a) Holds a license, certificate, or endorsement in another state for at least one year prior to the application; or
(b) Has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification if the applicant is coming from a state that does not issue the license, certificate, or endorsement for which the applicant is applying.
(2) Documentation of the applicant's passing score on an alcohol and drug counselor exam or documentation of the applicant's passing score on a prevention specialist exam if one has been completed;
(3) Documentation that the applicant has actively engaged in the practice specific to substance use disorder counseling/treatment, gambling disorder treatment, or prevention in a equivalent scope of practice in which the applicant is applying, as follows:
(a) License, certificate, endorsement, or government certification: twelve consecutive months within the five years immediately preceding the date of application;
(b) Private certifications: twenty-four consecutive months within the five years immediately preceding the date of application; or
(c) If paragraph (B)(3)(a) or (B)(3)(b) of this rule does not apply, then work experience: thirty-six consecutive months within the five years immediately preceding the date of application.
(4) Documentation that any license, certificate, endorsement, government certification, or a private certification was held and maintained in good standing or was never surrendered or revoked because of negligence or intentional misconduct in any jurisdiction that the applicant has held a license, certificate, endorsement, government certification, or a private certification in the same profession in which the applicant is applying; and
(5) Current criminal records check in accordance with Chapter 4758. of the Revised and agency 4758 of the Administrative Code.
(C) Pay the fee equal to the renewal fee set by the board.
(D) The board may waive any or all the above for applications submitted and approved through IC&RC.
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