Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals
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NEW LEGISLATION: On May 19, 2011, Governor Markell signed House Bill 67, as amended, into law. The new law requires applicants for licensure by the Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals to arrange for the Board office to receive a criminal background check (24 Del. C. §3032(a)(8)). The Board office will notify applicants who applied on or after May 19, 2011 how to request the criminal background check. If you have not yet applied for licensure, the application instructions and forms have been revised to reflect the new requirement. BOARD FUNCTION: The Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals (hereafter designated as "the Board") regulates the practice of counseling for professional counselors of mental health, associate counselors of mental health and Chemical Dependency Professionals. The Board licenses qualified applicants; develops rules and regulations; and conducts disciplinary hearings and imposes disciplinary sanctions, when necessary. (24 Del. C., Chapter 30, § 3001-3019) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS: The Board meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 12:00 p.m. with the exception of July and November. A meeting is held in December at a date determined by the Board. All meetings are open to the general public and are held in the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover.To assure consideration of your license application at the next meeting, the Board office must receive all of these items no later than 4:30 PM ten full working days before the meeting date:
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