Sec. 504.1515. COUNSELOR INTERNS. (a) A person seeking a license as a chemical dependency counselor shall register with the department as a counselor intern by submitting, in a form acceptable to the department, the following:
(1) an application fee and a background investigation fee;
(2) a completed, signed, dated, and notarized application on a form prescribed by the department;
(3) a recent full-face wallet-sized photograph of the applicant;
(4) two sets of fingerprints completed in accordance with department instructions on cards issued by the department;
(5) documentation verifying the applicant successfully completed:
(A) 270 total hours of approved curricula described by Section 504.152(3)(A); and
(B) 300 hours of approved supervised field work practicum described by Section 504.152(3)(C); and
(6) documentation verifying the applicant received a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(b) The department may obtain criminal history record information relating to a counselor intern or an applicant for registration as a counselor intern from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling
Chapter 504 - Chemical Dependency Counselors
Subchapter D. License and Registration Requirements
Section 504.151. License Required; Use of Title
Section 504.1511. Other Certifications Included on License
Section 504.1515. Counselor Interns
Section 504.152. Eligibility Requirements
Section 504.1521. Supervised Work Experience
Section 504.1525. Certain Grounds for License, Registration, or Certification Refusal; Exception
Section 504.153. Alternative Qualifications and Evidence of License Requirement Satisfaction
Section 504.155. License Application
Section 504.156. License Examination
Section 504.157. Examination Results; Reexamination
Section 504.158. Provisional License
Section 504.159. Issuance of License to Provisional License Holder
Section 504.160. Issuance of License to Certain Out-of-State Applicants