| | | 1.__Placement on inactive status.__A registrant, certificate | | holder or licensee under this chapter who does not desire to | | perform any of the activities described in section 6203, | | subsections 1-C, 1-D, 1-E and 5 and who wants to preserve the | | registration, certificate or license while not engaged in any | | alcohol and drug counseling activity may surrender that | | registration, certificate or license to the board for placement | | on inactive status.__The board may place the registration, | | certificate or license on inactive status and issue an inactive | | license only upon proper application and payment of the required | | fee under section 6215.__During inactive status, the registrant, | | certificate holder or licensee is required to renew the inactive | | registration, certificate or license annually but is not required | | to meet the continuing educational provisions of section 6219-A. |
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| | | 2.__Reinstatement to active status.__A registrant, certificate | | holder or licensee who has surrendered a registration, | | certificate or license pursuant to this section may have that | | registration, certificate or license reinstated to active status | | by submitting proper application and payment of the required fee | | under section 6215 and completing continuing education | | requirements as determined by board rule.__Rules adopted pursuant | | to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined by | | Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 23. 32 MRSA §6220, as amended by PL 1991, c. 456, §33, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | The board may waive the requirements of this chapter and grant | | a registration, certificate or license to any applicant who | | presents proof of authorization to practice by another | | jurisdiction of the United States or another country that | | maintains professional standards considered by the board to be | | substantially equivalent to or higher than those set forth in | | this chapter, as long as there is no cause for denial of a | | registration, certificate or license under section 6217-A.__The | | applicant must pay the application and license fee as set under | | section 6215. |
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| | | Sec. 24. Change license status. The Department of Professional and | | Financial Regulation shall change its records pertaining to | | licenses to reflect the changes in status of licenses affected by | | the provisions of this Act and shall issue the appropriate | | licenses to implement the following provisions. |
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| | | 1. Every person holding an active alcohol and drug counselor | | registration, R.A.D.C., must be issued an alcohol and drug | | counseling aide registration, A.D.C.A., at the time the |
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