21 NCAC 68 .0214             COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SUBSTAnCE USE DISORDER SPECIALTY CURRICULA

(a)  A college or university program shall notify the Board of its intent to provide a substance use disorder specialty curricula. Persons completing master's level substance use disorder specialty curricula shall be considered "Criteria C" applicants as defined in G.S. 90-113.40 (c)(3).

(b)  Upon notification of the school's intent to provide a substance use disorder specialty curriculum, the Board shall inform the school that the following information shall be needed from the applicant school:

(1)           curricula description including number of hours of substance use disorder specific credits;

(2)           information as to how the educational requirements for substance use disorder specialty shall be met within the curricula pursuant to G.S. 90-113.41A(a)(2) a.-k.;

(3)           names and resume of any faculty who shall be teaching the substance use disorder curricula;

(4)           name of the school or college in which the substance use disorder curricula shall be housed and organizational contact information; and

(5)           specific guidelines and information on the field experience that shall be required of students including current substance use disorder specific field placements and supervision. A clinical supervisor intern or certified clinical supervisor shall supervise the students enrolled in the substance use disorder specialty curricula described in Rule .0204 of this Section.

(c)  The Standards Committee shall review curricula to determine if the proposal meets educational, hour, substance use disorder specific and supervised experience qualifications.

(d)  The Standards Committee shall present recommendations to the Board.

(e)  The Board shall notify the school of the status of its request and any recommendation.

(f)  The curricula shall be submitted for review every three years. A previously approved substance use disorder specialty curricula school may forgo review by notifying the Board that there have been no changes to the course content of the approved curricula.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-113.30; 90-113.33; 90-113.39; 90-113.40;

Eff. August 1, 2002;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2011; January 1, 2010;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2020.