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20LSO-0490
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0490
Numbered
2.0
SENATE FILE NO. SF0107
Penal institutions-addiction counselor license reciprocity.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Bouchard, Nethercott, Rothfuss, Scott and Steinmetz and Representative(s) Blake, Clem, Dayton-Selman, Duncan, Eklund, Hallinan, Laursen, Loucks, Pelkey, Piiparinen and Sweeney
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; creating additional types of certifications in the field of addictions therapy as specified; defining eligibility requirements for certifications; limiting a certified person's authority to practice to penal institutions as specified; requiring rulemaking; making a conforming amendment; and providing for effective dates.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 33
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114 is created to read:
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114.
Penal institutions; addiction therapy professionals certification requirements.
(a)
The board shall issue a certification for the addiction therapy professionals specified in subsection (b) of this section to any applicant who files an application upon a form and in the manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the appropriate fee and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board that:
(i)
The applicant has reached the age of majority;
(ii)
The applicant holds a current, valid and unencumbered occupational license or certification in another state in the field of addictions therapy;
(iii)
The applicant has held the occupational license or certification in the other state and has engaged in active practice with that license or certification for not less than one (1) year;
(iv)
The licensing authority in the other state required the applicant to pass an examination, or to meet specified standards related to education, training and experience;
(v)
The licensing authority in the other state holds the applicant in good standing;
(vi)
The applicant does not have any felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the practice of addictions therapy;
(vii)
No licensing authority in another state has revoked the applicant's occupational license or certification because of negligence or intentional misconduct related to the applicant's work in the occupation;
(viii)
The applicant has not surrendered an occupational license or certification because of negligence or intentional misconduct related to the applicant's work in the occupation in another state; and
(ix)
The applicant does not have a complaint, allegation or investigation relating to unprofessional conduct or an alleged crime that is pending before a licensing authority or court in another state. If the applicant has a complaint, allegation or investigation pending, the board shall not issue or deny a certification to the applicant until the complaint, allegation or investigation is resolved or the applicant otherwise meets the criteria for an occupational license or certification under this act as determined by the board.
(b)
The board shall offer the following addiction therapy certifications under this section:
(i)
A level I certified addiction counselor, to an approved applicant who meets the eligibility requirements specified in subsections (a) and (c) of this section;
(ii)
A level II certified addiction counselor, to an approved applicant who meets the eligibility
requirements specified in subsections (a) and (d) of this section;
(iii)
A certified master addiction counselor, to an approved applicant who meets the eligibility requirements specified in subsections (a) and (e) of this section; or
(iv)
A certified criminal justice addictions professional, to an approved applicant who meets the eligibility requirements specified in subsections (a) and (f) of this section.
(c)
In addition to the requirements imposed under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant seeking a certification as a level I certified addiction counselor shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for receipt of a National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level I (NCAC I) credential as established by the Association for Addiction Professionals and in place on July 1, 2020.
(d)
In addition to the requirements imposed under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant seeking a certification as a level II certified addiction counselor shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for receipt of a National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level II (NCAC II) credential as established by the Association for Addiction Professionals and in place on July 1, 2020.
(e)
In addition to the requirements imposed under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant seeking a certification as a certified master addiction counselor shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for receipt of a Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) credential as established by the Association for Addiction Professionals and in place on July 1, 2020.
(f)
In addition to the requirements imposed under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant seeking a certification as a certified criminal justice addictions professional shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the
board that the occupational license or certification held by the applicant as required under paragraph (a)(ii) of this section was issued by a member board of the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium and that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements in place on July 1, 2020 for receipt of a Criminal Justice Addictions Professional (CCJP) credential as established by the member board.
(g)
The certifications authorized under this section shall only permit the certificate holder to engage in the practice of addictions therapy in an institution and only and within the appropriate scope of practice consistent with their certificate as defined by rule of the board. For the purposes of this section, "institution" means as defined in W.S. 7
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401(a)(vi), except that it shall not include the Wyoming state hospital.
(h)
The board shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.
Section 2.
W.S. 33
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102(a)(xiv) is amended to read:
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Definitions.
(a)
As used in this act:
(xiv)
"This act" means W.S. 33
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Section 3.
The mental health professions licensing board shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement this act on or before July 1, 2020.
Section 4.
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2020.
(b)
Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
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