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309.081 Board of Certification of Alcohol and Drug Counselors.
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There is hereby created the Kentucky Board of Certification of Alcohol and
Drug Counselors consisting of seven (7) members who shall be appointed by
the Governor. One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is not associated
with or financially interested in the practice or business of alcohol and drug
counseling, and the six (6) remaining members shall be certified alcohol and
drug counselors, pursuant to KRS 309.080 to 309.089. The board shall elect a
chairman each year at the first meeting called after the appointment of new
members.
Initially, six (6) members shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of
eighteen (18) names submitted by the Kentucky Certification Board of
Chemical Dependency Professionals. These initial appointees shall be certified
by the Kentucky Certification Board of Chemical Dependency Professionals.
One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is not associated with or
financially interested in the practice or business of alcohol and drug counseling.
The Governor shall initially appoint two (2) members and the citizen at large
member to terms of four (4) years, two (2) members to terms of three (3) years,
and two (2) members to terms of two (2) years. Thereafter, each member of the
board shall serve for a term of four (4) years with a maximum of two (2) full
consecutive terms.
Beginning July 1, 1997, each counselor member appointed to the board shall
be a certified alcohol and drug counselor and shall be actively engaged in the
practice or teaching of alcohol and drug counseling in Kentucky.
All reappointments to and vacancies on the board shall be filled by the
Governor from a list of three (3) names for each position that shall be
submitted by the Kentucky Association of Addiction Professionals. The list shall
consist of the three (3) nominees receiving the most votes in an election for
each position to be filled. The election shall be administered by the Kentucky
Association of Addiction Professionals, and nominations may be submitted by
any interested party. The nominees shall be selected by all alcohol and drug
counselors certified under KRS 309.080 to 309.089. Vacancies shall be filled
for the remainder of an unexpired term in the same manner as set out in this
subsection.
The citizen-at-large member shall be disqualified from serving on the board if:
(a) He, a member of his household, or his relative becomes associated with
or financially interested in the business of alcohol and drug counseling, or
participates or has participated in a professional field related to alcohol
and drug counseling; or
(b) He, a member of his household, or his relative becomes, or is in training
to become, a certified alcohol and drug counselor.
A counselor member of the board shall be disqualified from serving on the
board if:
(a) He violates the code of professional ethics or standards of practice
established pursuant to KRS 309.0813; or
(b) He ceases to be a certified alcohol and drug counselor in Kentucky.
Board members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary
expenses they incur because of their board duties.
Effective:July 15, 1996
History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996.
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