1. (a) Organizations or providers of continuing education in substance use services that seek pre-approval of continuing education courses shall submit a completed “Request for Pre-Approval of Continuing Education Event” form, described in (b) below, at least 6 weeks prior to the anticipated date on which the continuing education program will be offered.

2. (b) The applicant shall provide the following on the “Request for Pre-Approval of Continuing Education Event” form:

   1. (1) Name of event sponsor or applicant;
   2. (2) Name of agency or organization sponsoring the event;
   3. (3) Event contact person and title;
   4. (4) E-mail address and mailing address of contact person;
   5. (5) Contact person’s direct telephone number;
   6. (6) Event title;
   7. (7) Event location;
   8. (8) Whether the event is a workshop, academic course, or facility based in-service;
   9. (9) A description of the event;
   10. (10) The time of each session of the event, number of days of each session of the event, and the total number of instruction hours for the event;
   11. (11) Which of the 4 domains listed in Alc 301.01(j) (1) through (4) are covered in the event;
   12. (12) Goals and objectives of the event; and
   13. (13) The instructor’s or presenter’s name and an explanation of the professional experience which qualifies the instructor or presenter to present the subject matter.

3. (c) The following shall be submitted with the “Request for Pre-Approval of Continuing Education Event” form described in (b) above:

   1. (1) The presenter’s or instructor’s resume; and
   2. (2) A blank copy of the evaluation form developed by the organization or provider to be used for the presentation.
4. (d) Completed applications shall be reviewed by the peer review committee and recommended for pre-approval, before being passed to the board.

5. (e) Continuing education offered by the following organizations shall be automatically approved by the board:

   1. (1) An IC&RC member board;
   2. (2) NAADAC;
   3. (3) New Hampshire Training Institute on Addictive Disorders;
   4. (4) New Hampshire Center for Excellence;
   5. (5) AdCare Educational Institute of New England;
   6. (6) The New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association;
   7. (7) NHTI – Concord Community College;
   8. (8) The New Hampshire department of health and human services bureau of drug and alcohol services (BDAS); or
   9. (9) The Addiction Technology Transfer Center.

6. (f) A course, seminar, or other event conducted or sponsored by any other college, university, or school permitted to grant degrees in the disciplines of life science, biological science, sociology, psychology, or public health shall be considered to be approved for purposes of these rules if the content of the event is in any of the following performance domains:

   1. (1) Scientific principles of substance use and co-occurring disorders;
   2. (2) Evidence-based screening and assessment;
   3. (3) Evidence-based treatment, counseling, and referral; or
   4. (4) Professional, ethical, and legal responsibilities.
7. (g) Clinical supervision and staff meetings shall not be approved as continuing education.
8. (h) Continuing education courses pre-approved, as described in Alc 409.09(a) and (b), shall only be valid for one year from the date of the approval.

Source. #12548, eff 7-1-18; ss by #14045, eff 10-7-24