21 ncac 68 .0227             credential BY ENDORSEMENT or reciprocity BASED ON MILITARY SERVICE

(a)  Applicants for a substance use disorder professional credential by endorsement or reciprocity based on military service shall have their training honored automatically pursuant to the standards of the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC). Applicants shall apply for a credential by using the Board's credentialing software, Learning Builder, and submit to the Board:

(1)           a reciprocity application form prescribed by the IC&RC and provided by the Board as found at its website: www.ncsappb.org that shall be found accompanying the reciprocity information on the website;

(2)           written evidence demonstrating that the applicant has been awarded a military occupational specialty as a substance abuse professional and that the applicant has engaged in practice as a substance use disorder professional for at least 1,500 clinical hours per year during at least two of the five years preceding the date of application; and

(3)           a statement disclosing and explaining the commission of any act set out in G.S. 90-113.46A, any disciplinary actions, investigations, malpractice claims, state or federal agency complaints, judgments, settlements, or criminal charges.

(b)  All information required shall be received by the Board office.

(c)  All applicants shall submit to the Board an electronic copy of the applicant's fingerprints as described on the Board's website.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-113.31A(14); 90-113.33; 90-113.38; 90-113.39; 90-113.46; 90-113.46A; 93B-15.1;

Eff. August 1, 2015;

Readopted Eff. December 1, 2020.