PRINTER'S NO. 1423
No. 1210 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, BEBKO-JONES, CREIGHTON, THOMAS, STETLER,
FLEAGLE, JAMES AND EACHUS, MARCH 30, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MARCH 30, 2005
AN ACT
1 Authorizing employment of certain persons as drug and alcohol
2 counselors based solely on their previous work or life
3 experience; abrogating a regulation; and making repeals.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Short title.
7 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Drug and
8 Alcohol Counselor Qualification Through Work and Life Experience
9 Act.
10 Section 2. Qualifications.
11 Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the act of May 17,
12 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of
13 1921, Articles IX and X of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
14 No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, the act of April 14,
15 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), known as the Pennsylvania Drug and
16 Alcohol Abuse Control Act, and the act of July 19, 1979
17 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, a
18 person may be employed as a counselor for a drug or alcohol
1 treatment project based solely on the person's previous work
2 experience in the field of drug or alcohol treatment or the
3 person's life experience as a recovering addict who has
4 successfully completed a drug or alcohol counseling program, if
5 the person successfully completes an interview with a
6 representative of the Department of Health.
7 Section 3. Abrogation of regulation.
8 The regulation of the Department of Health at 28 Pa. Code §
9 704.7(b) is abrogated.
10 Section 4. Repeals.
11 (a) Specific.--The following acts and parts of acts are
12 repealed insofar as they are inconsistent with this act:
13 Act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance
14 Company Law of 1921.
15 Articles IX and X of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
16 No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code.
17 Act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), known as the
18 Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act.
19 Act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health
20 Care Facilities Act.
21 (b) General.--All other acts and parts of acts are repealed
22 insofar as they are inconsistent with this act.
23 Section 5. Effective date.
24 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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