Sec. 11. (a) An individual who applies for an addiction counselor license under this article may be exempted by the board from the examination requirement under section 1 of this chapter if the individual:
(1) is licensed or certified as an addiction counselor in another state and has passed a licensing examination substantially equivalent to the licensing examination required under this article;
(2) has engaged in the practice of addiction counseling for at least three (3) of the previous five (5) years;
(3) has passed an examination pertaining to the addiction counseling laws and rules of Indiana; and
(4) has not committed any act and is not under investigation for any act that constitutes a violation of this article;
and is otherwise qualified under sections 1, 3, 5, and 7 of this chapter.
(b) An individual who applies for a clinical addiction counselor license under this article may be exempted by the board from the examination requirement under section 2 of this chapter if the individual:
(1) is licensed or certified as a clinical addiction counselor in another state and has passed a licensing examination substantially equivalent to the licensing examination required under this article;
(2) has passed an examination pertaining to the addiction therapy laws and rules of Indiana; and
(3) has not committed any act and is not under investigation for any act that constitutes a violation of this article;
and is otherwise qualified under sections 2, 4, 6, and 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.122-2009, SEC.29.