§ 17-27-403 - Exemptions.
17-27-403. Exemptions.
(a) (1) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be applicable to employees of the Department of Education or local boards of education who meet the certification as established or which may be established by the State Board of Education.
(2) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit or restrict the regulation of the title, setting of standards, qualifications, training, or experience of those who seek to engage in the practice of alcoholism and drug abuse counseling and who have been or will be certified by the board for the position for which they have been employed.
(b) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall require persons employed by the State of Arkansas, the director or administrative head of a social service agency or division of a city or county, or applicants for such employment to be licensed.
(c) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the activities and services of a student or intern seeking to fulfill the educational requirements in order to qualify for a license under this subchapter or acts of other recognized health or behavioral sciences professions.
(d) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall prohibit individuals not licensed under the provisions of this subchapter who work in self-help groups or programs or not-for-profit organizations from providing services in those groups, programs, or organizations or agencies.
(e) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other recognized health or behavioral science professions from performing work within the standards and ethics of their respective professions.
(f) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent persons licensed under other health or behavioral science boards from the practice of alcoholism and drug abuse counseling so long as those persons maintain current licensure in their respective fields.
(g) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent members of the clergy or Christian Science practitioners from performing work within the standards and any code of ethics of their respective professions as long as they do not hold themselves out to the public as being licensed alcoholism and drug abuse counselors.
(h) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to restrict the licensure of programs under 20-64-901 -- 20-64-909.