Indiana Code
Chapter 10.5. Addiction Counselor and Clinical Addiction Counselor Licensure
25-23.6-10.5-10. Temporary Permit

Sec. 10. (a) The board may issue a temporary permit to allow an individual to profess to be a licensed addiction counselor or licensed clinical addiction counselor if the individual pays a fee established by the board and the individual:
(1) has a valid license or certificate to practice from another state and the individual has applied for a license from the board;
(2) is practicing in a state that does not license addiction counselors or therapists but is certified by a national association approved by the board and the individual has applied for a license from the board; or
(3) has been approved by the board to take the examination and has graduated from a school or program approved by the board and the individual has completed any experience requirement.
(b) A temporary permit issued under this section expires the earliest of:
(1) the date the individual holding the permit is issued a license under this article;
(2) the date the board disapproves the individual's license application; or
(3) one hundred eighty (180) days after the initial permit is issued.
(c) The board may renew a temporary permit if the individual holding the permit is scheduled to take the next examination and the individual:
(1) does not take the examination; and
(2) shows good cause for not taking the examination.
(d) A permit renewed under subsection (c) expires on the date the individual holding the permit receives the results from the next examination given after the permit was issued.
As added by P.L.122-2009, SEC.29.

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