Ohio Admin. Code 4758-5-04

Current through all regulations passed and filed through August 26, 2024

Section 4758-5-04 - Requirements for licensure of chemical dependency counselors III (LCDC III)

To be licensed as a chemical dependency counselor III (LCDC III) the applicant shall:

(A) Submit a formal application, including:

(1) Suitable documentation;

(2) An application fee;

(3) A personal attestation statement agreeing to practice by the code of ethical standards adopted by the board; and

(4) A recommendation and suitable documentation as follows:

(a) Provided directly from the applicant's supervisor.

(b) Provided in a manner specified by the board.

(B) After approval of the application by the board, receive a passing score on the IC&RC (ADC) or other board approved alcohol and drug counselor examination, or provide documentation of a valid license, certificate, or credentials issued under another chapter of the Revised Code that authorizes the individual to engage in a profession whose scope of practice includes substance use disorder counseling and diagnosing and treating substance use disorder conditions.

(C) Provide official transcript from an accredited school or university that verifies a bachelor's degree or higher degree in a behavioral science or nursing.

(D) Complete the hours of work, which includes a minimum of twenty percent of those hours in the clinical core functions of substance use disorder treatment services;

Complete two thousand hours of work experience or a combination of work experience plus a supervised internship or supervised apprenticeship.

A minimum of two hundred twenty hours of work in the core functions in paragraph (E) of this rule.

(E) The core functions and minimum hours as follows:

(1) Screening, assessment, and engagement: Forty hours and twenty-five hours must be in assessment;

(2) Treatment planning, collaboration, and referral: Seventy hours and thirty-five hours must be in treatment planning;

(3) Counseling: Ninety hours and thirty-five hours must be of individual and thirty-five hours of group; and

(4) Professional and ethical responsibilities: twenty hours.

(F) Complete the hours of approved education in paragraph (G) of this rule, as follows:

In addition to section (D)(1), one hundred eighty hours of education.

(1) Must be substance use disorder specific education;

(2) Fifty per cent of the total hours shall be completed within five years from the date of application; and

(3) Completion may be through:

(a) Board approved continuing education units (CEU)

(b) Courses completed from an accredited school or university, or

(x) A combination paragraphs (F)(1)(c)(i) and (F)(1)(c)(ii) of this rule.

(G) The education content and minimum hours as follows:

(1) Substance use disorder and recovery knowledge (twenty-four hours);

(2) Counseling procedures and strategies as applied to those with substance use disorder (thirty hours);

(3) Group process and techniques (eighteen hours);

(4) Assessment and diagnosis of substance use disorder (twenty-four hours);

(5) Family dynamics (twenty-four hours);

(6) Pharmacology (eighteen hours, with six hours specific to medication assisted treatment/recovery);

(7) Relapse and recovery strategies (six hours);

(8) Treatment planning (eighteen hours); and

(9) Legal and ethical issues pertaining to substance use disorder professionals (eighteen hours).

(H) The board shall have sole discretion to determine if documentation submitted is suitable.

Replaces: 4758-5-04

Ohio Admin. Code 4758-5-04

Effective: 7/3/2023
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 07/03/2028
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4758.20
Rule Amplifies: 4758.22, 4758.24, 4758.41
Prior Effective Dates: 06/13/2004, 06/13/2008, 11/15/2010, 03/22/2013 (Emer.), 05/06/2013, 01/01/2017