22 AAC 30.030 - Application process; qualifications

(a) An individual who wishes to become an approved sex offender treatment provider must apply to the department on a form provided by the department. Only an individual may be approved as a sex offender treatment provider.

(b) To become an approved provider under this chapter, an individual must

(1) have a current professional license, in good standing, issued under AS 08, as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychological associate, social worker, marital and family therapist, or professional counselor;

(2) be of good moral character; and

(3) agree to abide by the standards set out in 22 AAC 30.200 in providing sex offender treatment to a sex offender who is under the department's jurisdiction.

(c) An application for provider approval must include

(1) the applicant's name, business mailing address, and telephone number;

(2) a statement of the applicant's educational degrees, the year they were obtained, and the institutions from which they were obtained;

(3) verification from the relevant Alaska licensing board that the applicant has a current professional license, as described in (b) of this section, in good standing;

(4) a history of the applicant's specialized training in the treatment of sex offenders;

(5) a history of the applicant's professional work experience;

(6) the applicant's complete criminal history, if any;

(7) information about any investigations of the applicant by any licensing authority in this or any other jurisdiction for possible professional license violations; and

(8) references from at least two individuals familiar with the applicant's professional training and experience.

(d) Except as provided in 22 AAC 30.100, initial department approval of a provider lapses three years from the date of the approval.

Notes

22 AAC 30.030

Eff. 11/2/2002, Register 164

Authority:AS 33.30.011

AS 33.30.021

AS 44.28.030