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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 140HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER ILICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS
RULE §140.411Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) Certification Requirements

(a) To become a certified clinical supervisor, an individual shall:

  (1) be a QCC, as set forth in §140.400 of this title (relating to Definitions), in good standing, with no active suspension or probated suspension in effect against the individual's license, and no unpaid administrative penalties;

  (2) submit verification of current certification as a clinical supervisor issued by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium or one of its member boards;

  (3) submit a plan of activities, to be implemented for any CI the CCS supervises, in an array of the KSA dimensions, including assessment and counseling;

  (4) serve a predominantly substance-abusing population;

  (5) submit a completed application;

  (6) submit two sets of fingerprints completed according to department instructions, if the individual has not previously submitted fingerprints for the purposes of licensure under this subchapter, and pass the criminal history standards described in §140.431 of this title (relating to Criminal History Standards);

  (7) pay the background investigation fee, if the individual has not previously paid this fee for the purposes of licensure under this subchapter; and

  (8) pay the application and certification fee.

(b) If the individual is licensed as a chemical dependency counselor, then the certification as a clinical supervisor will expire on the same day as the license. If the individual is not licensed as a chemical dependency counselor, then the certification as a clinical supervisor will expire on the second anniversary of the last day of the month of issuance.

(c) An individual may renew this certification by submitting the items as described in subsection (a) of this section.


Source Note: The provisions of this §140.411 adopted to be effective September 9, 2008, 33 TexReg 7520; amended to be effective August 9, 2012, 37 TexReg 5788

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