(a) The State Board of Examiners of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors shall issue the certification as a certified alcoholism and drug abuse technician to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
(1) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2)
(A) Has successfully completed a minimum of three (3) years or six thousand (6,000) hours of supervised experience.
(B) Supervised experience shall be approved and documented by a registered clinical supervisor in good standing with the board;
(3)
(A) Has successfully completed a minimum of two hundred seventy (270) clock hours of approved education.
(B) Approved education shall be directly related to alcoholism or drug abuse counseling subjects, theory, practice, or research;
(4) Has submitted an application on a form provided by the board and paid an application fee fixed by the board;
(5) Has certified under penalty of perjury as evidenced by a notarized signature on the application for licensure that all education and experience requirements have been met;
(6) Has submitted three (3) letters of reference;
(7) Has paid to the board an examination fee fixed by the board;
(8) Has passed a national qualifying written examination prescribed by the board, sufficient to ensure professional competence in keeping with the highest standards of the alcoholism and drug abuse counseling profession;
(9) Has signed a written agreement to abide by the code of ethics adopted by the board; and
(10) Holds a high school diploma or equivalent.
(b) The certification shall be displayed in the technician's principal place of practice and shall entitle the individual to hold himself or herself forth to the public as providing services as authorized by this subchapter.
(c) Technicians certified by the board may engage in the practice of alcoholism and drug abuse counseling only while under the direct supervision of a licensed alcoholism and drug abuse counselor who is registered as a registered clinical supervisor by the board.
(d) A technician shall not receive a license as a licensed alcoholism and drug abuse counselor or a license as an associate alcoholism and drug abuse counselor unless the provisions of §§ 17-27-408 and 17-27-409 have been met.