4758.53 Documentatingqualification to take examination. - Ohio Statutes

4758.53 Documentatingqualification to take examination.

(A) Not later than four years after the effective date of a registered applicant certificate issued under this chapter, the individual issued the certificate shall submit to the chemical dependency professionals board documentation specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code showing that the individual has completed the requirements specified in those rules to take an examination administered pursuant to section 4758.22 of the Revised Code to obtain a prevention specialist II certificate or prevention specialist I certificate. If the individual submits the required documentation within the required time, the board shall notify the individual that the individual meets the requirements to take the examination. Not later than one year after the board so notifies the individual, the individual shall take the examination. If the individual fails the examination, the individual shall do both of the following:

(1) Retake the examination at least two times per year until the individual passes the examination;

(2) Not later than two years after the date of the first examination, renew the registered applicant certificate and complete forty hours of prevention-related education that meets the requirements specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code.

(B) If an individual holding a registered applicant certificate fails to meet any of the requirements of division (A) of this section, the board shall revoke the individual’s registered applicant certificate. The individual may not apply to the board for a new registered applicant certificate earlier than a period of time the board shall determine in accordance with rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 12-23-2002