26 Tex. Admin. Code § 562.17 - LCDC License Expiration, Renewal, and Continuing Education Requirements
(a) An LCDC license issued under this subchapter
is valid until the expiration date printed on the license, which is calculated on a two-year renewal cycle
from the date of original licensure. The licensee is responsible for renewing the license in a timely manner.
The department will send the licensee a renewal notice, but failure to receive notice from the department
does not waive or extend renewal deadlines.
(b) To renew a
license, the LCDC shall:
(1) send a complete renewal application to the
department;
(2) pay the renewal and renewal application fees as
set forth in §
140.403 of this title (relating to Fees);
(3) meet the criminal history standards described in §
140.431 of this title (relating to
Criminal History Standards); and
(4) complete all required
continuing education as described in §
140.418 of this title (relating
to Continuing Education Standards).
(c) An LCDC who is
otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by submitting a complete renewal
application and paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the license.
The renewal application and fee must be postmarked on or before the expiration date.
(d) If the LCDC's license has been expired for 90 days or less, the person
may renew the license by paying to the department a fee in an amount specified in §
140.403 of this title (relating to Fees).
(e) If the LCDC's license has been expired for more than 90 days but less
than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the department a fee in an amount specified in
§
140.403 of this title.
(f) If the LCDC's license has been expired for one year or more, the person
may not renew the license. The LCDC may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying,
under current standards, with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an initial license.
(g) Notwithstanding in subsection (f) of this section, the department may
renew an LCDC license that has been expired for one or more years without reexamination if the applicant was
licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed as an LCDC and in good standing in
that state, with no pending disciplinary actions or active sanctions against the license or LCDC, and has
been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date the person applies for renewal. The
person must pay to the department a fee in an amount equal to two times the required renewal fee for the
license.
(h) An LCDC whose license has expired cannot offer or
provide chemical dependency counseling services as defined by the KSAs or represent himself or herself as an
LCDC.
(i) An LCDC who holds a master's degree or more advanced
degree shall complete at least 24 hours of continuing education during each two-year licensure period. The 24
hours of education must include the specific courses required in subsection (k) of this section and, if
applicable, in subsection (l) of this section.
(j) An LCDC who
does not meet the criteria in subsection (i) of this section must complete at least 40 hours of continuing
education. The 40 hours of education must include the specific courses required in subsection (k) of this
section and, if applicable, in subsection (l) of this section.
(k) Continuing education hours must include at least three hours of ethics
training and a total of at least six hours of training in HIV, Hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted
diseases.
(l) If an individual's job duties include clinical
supervision, required hours of continuing education must include three hours of clinical supervision
training.
(m) An LCDC who teaches a qualifying continuing
education course shall receive the same number of hours as students attending the course. Only one set of
hours can be accrued for a single curriculum, and no more than one half of the required amount of hours of
continuing education as set forth in subsections (i) and (j) of this section shall be granted for courses
taught by the LCDC.
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