{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-10.5-11","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-23.6-10.5-11","heading":"Examination exemptions","body":"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:\n(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;\n(2) has engaged in the practice of addiction counseling for at least three (3) of the previous five (5) years;\n(3) has passed an examination pertaining to the addiction counseling laws and rules of Indiana; and\n(4) has not committed any act and is not under investigation for any act that constitutes a violation of this article;\nand is otherwise qualified under sections 1, 3, 5, and 7 of this chapter.\n(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:\n(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;\n(2) has passed an examination pertaining to the addiction therapy laws and rules of Indiana; and\n(3) has not committed any act and is not under investigation for any act that constitutes a violation of this article;\nand is otherwise qualified under sections 2, 4, 6, and 8 of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 23.6. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONALS","Chapter 10.5. Addiction Counselor and Clinical Addiction Counselor Licensure"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-23.6-10.5-11","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"6f502eb4e8a673299181cbb8aa669d1bd78aba57866647fa8128b2297455890f","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-10.5-10","next":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-10.5-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}