RSA 330-C:9 · Rulemaking Authority

330-C:9 Rulemaking Authority. –
The board shall adopt rules, in accordance with RSA 541-A, relative to the following:
I. Eligibility requirements for the issuance of all initial and renewal licenses issued by the office including without limitation:
(a) The eligibility requirements for the issuance of such licenses to applicants holding a current license issued by the board of nursing or the board of medicine; and
(b) The eligibility requirements for the issuance of a MLADC license under RSA 330-C:16.
II. Eligibility requirements for the reinstatement of licenses after lapse and after disciplinary action.
III. Eligibility requirements, training requirements, and other criteria for the issuance of certification, renewal of certification, and reinstatement of certification for certified recovery support workers and certified recovery support worker supervisors.
IV. The criteria for approval of education programs for the continuing education requirements of this chapter and providers of such programs, and the criteria for approval of providers engaged in clinical supervision.
V. The criteria for approval of individuals engaged in clinical supervision.
VI. The requirements for clinical supervision and the documentation of clinical supervision hours.
VII. Ethical standards for the practice of substance use counseling and co-occurring disorder counseling and clinical supervision that are generally in keeping with standards established by NAADAC: The Association for Addiction Professionals, or its successor organization.
VIII. Continuing education requirements for license renewal and continuing education requirements for renewal of certification.
IX. The determination of disciplinary sanctions authorized by this chapter, including the assessment of administrative fines.
X. The criteria for required examinations.
XI. The requirements for peer collaboration and the documentation of peer collaboration hours, and the requirements for participation as a peer collaborator.
XII. Standards for determinations of whether an applicant has made sufficient restitution or been rehabilitated under RSA 330-C:15, I(e).
XIII. If rules on the topic are determined by the board to be necessary, determinations of equivalent academic fields for initial MLADC licensure or initial LADC licensure.
Source. 2008, 189:1. 2010, 249:10. 2014, 167:5, eff. July 1, 2014. 2018, 364:10, eff. Sept. 30, 2018. 2021, 197:11, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 212:7, II, eff. Oct. 3, 2023. 2024, 327:4, eff. July 1, 2024. 2025, 161:5, eff. Sept. 13, 2025.