4758-5-11. Requirements for gambling disorder endorsements


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  • To receive a gambling disorder endorsement, an individual shall complete the following:

    (A) Submission of formal application.

    (B) Verification of an active independent chemical dependency counselor, chemical dependency counselor III, or chemical dependency counselor II license issued by the board.

    (C) Thirty hours of gambling disorder education completed in the following areas:

    (1) Knowledge of gambling disorder

    (2) Gambling counseling practice

    (3) Special issues in gambling treatment

    (4) Professionalism in gambling treatment

    (D) One hundred hours of compensated work or supervised internship in gambling disorder direct clinical experience.

    (1) Clinical experience shall be supervised by one of the following:

    (a) An independent social worker with demonstrated competency in gambling disorder treatment licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code

    (b) A professional clinical counselor with demonstrated competency in gambling disorder treatment licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code

    (c) A psychologist with demonstrated competency in gambling disorder treatment licensed under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code

    (d) An independent chemical depenency counselor - clinical supervisor with gambling disorder endorsement licensed under Chapter 4758. of the Revised Code

    (e) An independent chemical depenency counselor with gambling disorder endorsement licensed under Chapter 4758. of the Revised Code

    (2) An individual may be issued an initial gambling disorder endorsement without having complied with paragraph (D) of this rule, but the individual shall comply with paragraph (D) of this rule at the time of their next renewal.

    (3) An individual who fails to comply with paragraph (D)(1) of this rule is not entitled to renew the endorsement.


Effective: 3/22/2015
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 03/22/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4758.20
Rule Amplifies: 4758.48