1. (a) A person seeking a license as a chemical dependency counselor shall register with the department as a counselor intern by submitting, in a form acceptable to the department, the following:

   1. (1) an application fee and a background investigation fee;
   2. (2) a completed, signed, dated, and notarized application on a form prescribed by the department;
   3. (3) a recent full-face wallet-sized photograph of the applicant;
   4. (4) two sets of fingerprints completed in accordance with department instructions on cards issued by the department;

   5. (5) documentation verifying the applicant successfully completed:

      1. (A) 270 total hours of approved curricula described by Section 504.152(3)(A); and
      2. (B) 300 hours of approved supervised field work practicum described by Section 504.152(3)(C); and
   6. (6) documentation verifying the applicant received a high school diploma or its equivalent.
2. (b) The department may obtain criminal history record information relating to a counselor intern or an applicant for registration as a counselor intern from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.