Required Drug and Alcohol Use Education

Alc 310.03 Required Drug and Alcohol Use Education. (a) Required drug and alcohol use and integrated co-occurring disorders education shall: (1) Total at least 300 hours, of which: a. A minimum of 24 hours shall have been obtained within the 12 months immediately preceding the date the applicant completes the application; b. A minimum of 6 hours shall be required in ethics as related to substance use; c. A minimum of 6 hours shall be required in HIV and Aids as related to substance use; d. A minimum of 6 hours shall be required in confidentiality as related to substance use counseling; e. A minimum of 6 hours shall be required on the 12 core functions; f. A minimum of 6 hours shall be required in suicide prevention; g. The remaining 270 hours shall cover the 18 categories of competence as described in Alc 313.10(j)(1) through (18); and h. No more than 25% of the required educational hours shall be from online training, provided that educational hours obtained as part of an online degree program or an on-line training that is live and simultaneously interactive shall not count towards the maximum threshold; and (2) Be received: a. As part of the academic program; or b. In a program given, sponsored, or approved by: 1. The board or the licensing body of any other state within the IC&RC; 2. National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors – The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC); 3. NHTI on Addictive Disorders; 4. New Hampshire Center for Excellence on Addiction; 5. AdCare Educational Institute of New England; 6. New Hampshire Technical Institute – Concord Community College; 7. New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association; 8. New Hampshire department of health and human services bureau of drug and alcohol services; or 9. Any public or private agency or institution, recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, providing training in the practice of substance use counseling; (b) One college credit shall be equivalent to 15 contact hours. Source. #12001, eff 10-13-16; ss by #13518, eff 3-13-23 (see Revision Note for chapter heading for Alc 300)