IC 25-23.6-10.5-11: Examination exemptions

Sec. 11. (a) An individual who applies for an addiction counselor license under this article may be exempted by the board from the examination requirement under section 1 of this chapter if the individual:

(1) is licensed or certified as an addiction counselor in another state and has passed a licensing examination substantially equivalent to the licensing examination required under this article;

(2) has engaged in the practice of addiction counseling for at least three (3) of the previous five (5) years;

(3) has passed an examination pertaining to the addiction counseling laws and rules of Indiana; and

(4) has not committed any act and is not under investigation for any act that constitutes a violation of this article;

and is otherwise qualified under sections 1, 3, 5, and 7 of this chapter.

(b) An individual who applies for a clinical addiction counselor license under this article may be exempted by the board from the examination requirement under section 2 of this chapter if the individual:

(1) is licensed or certified as a clinical addiction counselor in another state and has passed a licensing examination substantially equivalent to the licensing examination required under this article;

(2) has passed an examination pertaining to the addiction therapy laws and rules of Indiana; and

(3) has not committed any act and is not under investigation for any act that constitutes a violation of this article;

and is otherwise qualified under sections 2, 4, 6, and 8 of this chapter.