Ch. 461 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Health Occupations

17-202.

(e) A CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG OR A CERTIFIED
SUPERVISED COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE
GOVERNOR TO SERVE AS AN ADVISOR TO THE BOARD.

(F) Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by
Article I, § 9 of the State Constitution.

[ (f)] (G) (1) The term of a member is 4 years.

(2) The terms of the members of the Board are staggered as required by the terms
of the members of the Board serving on July 1, 1988.

(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is
appointed and qualifies.

(4) A member may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms.

(5) To the extent practicable, the Governor shall fill any vacancy on the Board
within 60 days of the date of the vacancy.

[(g)](H) (1) The Governor may remove a member for incompetency, misconduct,
or neglect of duty.

(2) Upon the recommendation of the Secretary, the Governor may remove a
member whom the Secretary finds to have been absent from 2 successive Board meetings
without adequate reason.

17-302.4.

To qualify as a certified associate counselor-alcohol and drug an applicant shall:

(1) Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution
approved by the Board in a health or human services counseling field or have completed
a program of studies judged by the Board to be substantially equivalent in subject mutter
and extent of training to such a program of studies;

(2) Have completed not less than 3 years, with a minimum of 2,000 hours of
supervised experience in alcohol and drug counseling approved by the Board, 2 years of
which shall have been completed after the award of the bachelor's degree;

(3) Have a minimum of 20 credit hours in alcohol and drug counselor
training as defined in § 17-302.3(d)(4) of this title; and

(4) (1) Practice alcohol and drug counseling under the supervision of a
certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug or another health care provider
approved by the Board; OR

(II) PROVIDE ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELING AS AN EMPLOYEE
OF AN AGENCY OR FACILITY THAT IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION ON

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