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Advisory committee agrees to recommend temporary license option so applicants can make up deficient practicum hours under supervision
Summary
The committee reached consensus to recommend the board adopt language (as marriage and family therapy did) allowing applicants whose educational practicum falls short of statutory requirements to obtain a temporary/provisional license and make up hours under supervised employment.
The Addiction Counselor Advisory Committee on Sept. 11 agreed by consensus to recommend that the BSRB allow applicants who lack required practicum hours to obtain a temporary license and make up those hours under supervised employment.
Staff explained the board already grants provisional licenses in certain cases and that other professions recently added regulatory language so applicants can make up deficient practicum hours under a temporary license rather than seeking ad‑hoc board approval for a provisional license.
Why it matters: committee members said the change would streamline licensure for candidates who completed an educational program but were short of the board’s practicum hour totals. Members emphasized that make‑up hours should be supervised and that regulations should be clear about the required supervision ratio and direct‑contact hour definitions.
Committee consensus: members expressed no objections and asked staff to align the language with the marriage‑and‑family‑therapy approach. Members flagged practical questions—such as whether the practicum must be in an accredited program or whether on‑the‑job supervised hours suffice—that staff will clarify when drafting proposed rule language.
Closing: staff will prepare recommended regulatory language for the board to consider.
