HB 817 -- Addiction Counselors

Sponsor:  Kennedy

This bill establishes the State Board for Licensed Addiction
Counselors within the Division of Professional Registration.
Persons wishing to practice as addiction counselors must first
register with the board.  The bill contains provisions relating
to the creation of the board; qualifications of applicants for
licensure; exemptions from licensure; license reciprocation;
issuing of permits; scope of practice; creation of a fund for
the purpose of providing for the board's necessary expenses;
terms of licensure; and the board's authority to promulgate
rules, establish fees, refuse and revoke licenses, and cause
complaints to be filed with the Administrative Hearing
Commission.

The bill contains penalty provisions.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated September 13, 2001 at 2:04 pm