(1) Licensed addiction counselors (LAC) licensed in other states or through the military may apply for a Montana license. To apply, applicants must:

(a) complete the licensure application;

(b) submit documentation of education and required hours of supervised work experience pursuant to ARM 24.154.409;

(i) In the absence of access to a supervisor, applicants may verify the supervised work experience hours by affidavit, and need not supply a supervisor's signature upon reasonable explanation of why the supervisor's signature is unavailable.

(c) submit verification directly from all states where the applicant holds or has held a license that such license(s) are unrestricted with no pending discipline;

(d) submit proof of successful passage of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Certification Commission (NCC) Level 1 or Level 2 examination or equivalent;

(e) shall submit proof the applicant has been in continuous practice as a LAC in another jurisdiction for the two years immediately preceding the date of application in Montana; and

(f) pay the application fee.