Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-6-802

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R4-6-802 - Continuing Education

A. A licensee who maintains more than one license may apply the same continuing education hours for renewal of each license if the content of the continuing education relates to the scope of practice of each license.

B. For each license period, a licensee may report a maximum of:

1. Ten clock hours of continuing education for first-time presentations by the licensee that deal with current developments, skills, procedures, or treatments related to the practice of behavioral health. The licensee may claim one clock hour for each hour spent preparing, writing, and presenting information;

2. Six clock hours of continuing education for attendance at a Board meeting where the licensee is not:

a. A member of the Board,

b. The subject of any matter on the agenda, or

c. The complainant in any matter that is on the agenda; and

3. Ten clock hours of continuing education for service as a Board or ARC member.

C. For each license period, a licensee shall report:

1. A minimum of three clock hours of continuing education sponsored, approved, or offered by an entity listed in subsection (D) in:

a. Behavioral health ethics or mental health law, and

b. Cultural competency and diversity; and

2. Completion of the three clock hour Arizona Statutes/Regulations Tutorial.

D. A licensee shall participate in continuing education that relates to the scope of practice of the license held and to maintaining or improving the skill and competency of the licensee. The Board has determined that in addition to the continuing education listed in subsections (B) and (C), the following continuing education meets this standard:

1. Activities sponsored or approved by national, regional, or state professional associations or organizations in the specialties of marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, social work, substance abuse counseling, or in the allied professions of psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, psychology, or pastoral counseling;

2. Programs in behavioral health sponsored or approved by a regionally accredited college or university;

3. In-service training, courses, or workshops in behavioral health sponsored by federal, state, or local social service agencies, public school systems, or licensed health facilities or hospitals;

4. Graduate or undergraduate courses in behavioral health offered by a regionally accredited college or university. One semester-credit hour or the hour equivalent of one semester hour equals 15 clock hours of continuing education.;

5. Publishing a paper, report, or book that deals with current developments, skills, procedures, or treatments related to the practice of behavioral health. For the license period in which publication occurs, the licensee may claim one clock hour for each hour spent preparing and writing materials;

6. Programs in behavioral health sponsored by a state superior court, adult probation department, or juvenile probation department.

E. The Board has determined that a substance abuse technician, associate substance abuse counselor, or an independent substance abuse counselor shall ensure that at least 20 of the 30 clock hours of continuing education required under R4-6-801(B) are in the following categories:

1. Pharmacology and psychopharmacology,

2. Addiction processes,

3. Models of substance use disorder and addiction treatment,

4. Relapse prevention,

5. Interdisciplinary approaches and teams in substance use disorder and addiction treatment,

6. Substance use disorder and addiction assessment and diagnostic criteria,

7. Appropriate use of substance use disorder and addiction treatment modalities,

8. Substance use disorder and addiction as it related to diverse populations,

9. Substance use disorder and addiction treatment and prevention,

10. Clinical application of current substance use disorder and addiction research, or

11. Co-occurring disorders.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-6-802

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2700, effective July 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2713, effective June 27, 2005 (Supp. 05-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 2630, effective 11/1/2015. Amended by exempt rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 3238, effective 11/1/2016. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 2881, effective 1/3/2021.