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National Certified Recovery Specialist (NCRS)
Inactive Status
IAODAPCA has established an "Inactive Status" to allow the recovery specialist, who is experiencing extenuating circumstances to prevent his/her certification from expiring. It has been established for recovery specialists who expect to be inactive for more than two years. This category allows the recovery specialist to avoid the full reapplication process.
Eligibility for "Inactive Status" for those recovery specialists who are:
- certified and in good standing, i.e., current with fees and continuing education units
- moving to another state but remaining active in the recovery field
- retired
- pursuant of academic coursework and not active in extended care or recovery home work for the duration of such course work
- on extended military active duty
- having health problems
- having extenuating personal reasons
- leaving the extended care or recovery home field and choosing not to maintain certification via CEUs
Insufficient hours of continuing education will not be accepted as rationale for requesting inactive status.
Procedure for obtaining "Inactive Status"
- Request "Inactive Status" in writing from IAODAPCA stating the specific reason(s) for requesting inactive status
- Include documentation for eligibility in your request
- Surrender your current original NCRS certificate to IAODAPCA. You will receive a letter from IAODAPCA acknowledging the certification number is on inactive status
- Pay a $20.00 biennial fee
During the period of inactive status, the recovery specialist is considered to be without IAODAPCA certification. Such persons cannot refer to themselves in writing or verbally as "certified recovery specialists."
Procedure for reinstating a certificate from "Inactive Status"
- For recovery specialists who have left the state and continued in the recovery field:
- Send written request for reinstatement to IAODAPCA
- Document fulfillment of requirements for certification under the laws/rules of the jurisdiction in which the work experience is occurring
- Payment of appropriate fees
- For recovery specialists who have left the recovery field but wish to reinstate their certification before two years have lapsed:
- Send written request for reinstatement to IAODAPCA
- Payment of appropriate credential fees
- Payment of reapplication fee
- Provide documentation of current extended care or recovery home employment
- Provide documentation of current CEU experience
- For recovery specialists who wish to reinstate their certification and have been on inactive status for more than two years:
- Send written request for reinstatement to IAODAPCA
- Payment of appropriate credential fees
- Payment of reapplication fee
- Payment of written examination fee
- Successfully complete the written examination required for certification
- Submit current job description. This must be on agency letterhead, signed and dated by the recovery home specialist and his/her supervisor and include the amount of time spent in extended care or recovery home direct service.
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