The department issues the appropriate license to applicants who meet the qualifications for the license as specified:

1. "Licensed chemical dependency professional." Any individual desiring to obtain a license as a licensed chemical dependency professional is currently certified as an advanced chemical dependency professional in accord with the Rhode Island certification board for chemical dependency professionals specified requirements, as a prerequisite for submitting the application to the licensing board.
2. "Licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor." Any individual desiring to obtain a license as a licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor is currently certified as an advanced chemical dependency professional, has completed the current Rhode Island certification board requirements for the chemical dependency clinical supervisor, and submits an application to the licensing board.
3. Other. An applicant having a comparable license, certification, or reciprocity within Rhode Island or from another state or territory of the United States that imposes qualifications substantially similar to those of this chapter, as determined by the licensing board.
   
   (b) In addition to the qualifications listed in this section, an applicant for any of these titles must prove to the licensing boards satisfaction:
   
   1. Good moral character which is a continuing requirement for licensure;
   2. United States citizenship or status as a legal resident alien;
   3. Absence of a sanction from the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), or Rhode Island Board for Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals (RIBCCDP) sanction for violation of the code of ethics, or other related state board which is waived by the board upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that the sanction does not impair the ability of the person to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license. The applicant bears the burden of proving that his or her sanction does not impair his or her ability to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license;
   4. Absence of conviction of a felony, which is waived by the board upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that the conviction does not impair the ability of the person to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license. The applicants bears the burden of proving that his or her conviction does not impair his or her ability to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license;
   5. That the applicant has not been declared mentally incompetent by any court, and if the decree has ever been rendered, that there has been a subsequent court determination that the applicant is competent; and
   6. Freedom from use of any controlled substance or any alcoholic beverages to the extent that the use impairs the ability of the person to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license. The applicant bears the burden of proving that he or she is free from use of any controlled substance or any alcoholic beverages which impair his or her ability to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license.