New Hampshire § 330-C-15 - Section 330-C:15 Licensure and Certification; Applicants.

§ 330-C-15. Section 330-C:15 Licensure and Certification; Applicants.

I. All applicants for licensure and certification shall: (a) Submit a completed application and pay fees established by the office of professional licensure and certification; (b) Have the ability to read and write in the English language; (c) Report any pending criminal charges, criminal convictions, plea agreements in lieu of convictions, or complaints made to or dispositions made by licensing or certification boards; (d) Submit a complete set of fingerprints and a criminal history record release form pursuant to RSA 330-C:20; (e) Have committed none of the following, unless the office of professional licensure and certification finds, using criteria established by the board, that the applicant has made sufficient restitution or been rehabilitated: (1) Fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license, certification, or other authorization to practice substance use counseling or treatment in this or another state or territory of the United States; (2) Sexual relations with, solicitation of sexual relations with, or sexual abuse of, a client or past client; (3) Failure to remain free from the use of a controlled substance or alcohol to the extent that use impairs the ability to conduct with safety to the public the practices authorized by this chapter; (4) Conviction of a felony not waived by the board; (5) An act or omission causing another state or territory of the United States to revoke or suspend a license, certification, or other authorization to practice substance use counseling or treatment or to discipline the person authorized to practice by placing him or her on probation; (6) Failure to maintain confidentiality as described in RSA 330-C:26; and (7) False or misleading advertising; (f) Have no mental disability that affects professional ability or judgment to the extent that it impairs the ability to conduct with safety to the public the practices authorized by this chapter, unless the board finds that measures have been taken to control the effects of the disability; (g) Meet education requirements for new applicants and continuing education requirements for renewals and reinstatements, as established by the board; and (h) Meet other criteria as established by the board. II. The office of professional licensure and certification shall make no final decision concerning the qualifications of a new or reinstatement applicant until it has received the results of all required examinations, criminal history record checks, and all third-party certifications required to be submitted with the application, and the time periods specified by RSA 541-A:29 shall be calculated from the date the last of the required documents is received by the office.