Section 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.Tex. Occ. Code § 504.1515
Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373, Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2007. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2004.