Current through February 27, 2024
1. A person who is licensed or certified as
an alcohol and drug counselor may:
(a) Provide
counseling for the use of alcohol and other substance use disorders, including,
without limitation:
(1) Making a diagnosis or
classification;
(2) Providing a
referral; or
(3) Planning a course
of treatment;
(b)
Provide counseling to a person who has a significant relationship with an
identified or suspected person with an alcohol or other substance use disorder,
only to the extent necessary to treat the identified or suspected person or
engage the identified or suspected person in treatment; and
(c) Conduct testing for which the counselor
was trained.
2. A person
who is licensed as a clinical alcohol and drug counselor may:
(a) Provide counseling for alcohol and other
substance use disorders, including, without limitation:
(1) Making a diagnosis or
classification;
(2) Providing a
referral; or
(3) Planning a course
of treatment;
(b)
Provide counseling for a mental illness to a person with mental illness so long
as the person's mental illness is not a psychotic disorder and the person also
has an alcohol or other substance use disorder, including, without limitation:
(1) Making a diagnosis or
classification;
(2) Providing a
referral; or
(3) Planning a course
of treatment;
(c)
Provide counseling to a person who has a significant relationship with an
identified or suspected person with an alcohol or other substance use disorder,
only to the extent necessary to treat the identified or suspected person or
engage the identified or suspected person in treatment; and
(d) Conduct testing for which the counselor
was trained.
3. A person
who is certified as a problem gambling counselor may:
(a) Provide counseling for problem gambling,
including, without limitation:
(1) Making a
diagnosis or classification;
(2)
Providing a referral; or
(3)
Planning a course of treatment;
(b) Provide counseling to a person who has a
significant relationship with an identified or suspected person with an
addictive disorder related to gambling, only to the extent necessary to treat
the identified or suspected person or engage the identified or suspected person
in treatment; and
(c) Conduct
testing for which the counselor was trained.
4. A certified intern may provide any
services allowed by law only at a treatment agency, if the licensed or
certified counselor supervising the certified intern is physically present at
the treatment agency while the certified intern is providing such services or
supervises the certified intern through a secure electronic method while the
certified intern is providing such services, or at the practice of the licensed
or certified counselor supervising the certified intern, subject to the
clinical supervision and allowance by the licensed or certified counselor
supervising the certified intern. Any entry made by a certified intern in the
clinical record of a client must be substantiated in the clinical record and
countersigned by the licensed or certified counselor supervising the certified
intern. A licensed or certified counselor who is supervising a certified intern
through a secure electronic method must be available at all times that the
certified intern is providing services. As used in this subsection, "treatment
agency" means any public or private agency which provides for the treatment of
alcohol and drug abusers or problem gamblers, including, without limitation, a
satellite location of the agency.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
6 and in NRS 641C.130, the provision of counseling services related to alcohol
and other substance use disorders or an addictive disorder related to gambling
to a client in this State through any means, including, without limitation,
electronic means or by telephone, regardless of the location of the person
providing that counseling, constitutes the practice of counseling persons with
alcohol and other substance use disorders, the clinical practice of counseling
persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders or the practice of
counseling persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling which is
subject to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 641C of NRS.
6. The practice of counseling persons with
alcohol and other substance use disorders, the clinical practice of counseling
persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders and the practice of
counseling persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling in this State
does not include counseling activities or services provided by the following
persons:
(a) A student of psychology or any
other person preparing for the profession of psychology under the supervision
of a qualified psychologist in a training institution or facility recognized by
the Board of Psychological Examiners pursuant to the provisions of chapter 641
of NRS. Such a student or person must be designated by the title "psychological
trainee," "psychological intern," "psychological resident" or "psychological
assistant," or any other title which clearly indicates his or her training
status.
(b) A student of marriage
and family therapy or clinical professional counseling, or any other person
preparing for the profession of marriage and family therapy or clinical
professional counseling, under the supervision of a qualified marriage and
family therapist or a qualified clinical professional counselor in a training
institution or facility recognized by the Board of Examiners for Marriage and
Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors pursuant to chapter 641A
of NRS. Such a student or person must be designated by the title "intern in
marriage and family therapy," "intern in clinical professional counseling" or
any other title which clearly indicates his or her training status.
(c) A student of social work or any other
person preparing for the profession of social work under the supervision of a
qualified social worker in a training institution or facility recognized by the
Board of Examiners for Social Workers pursuant to chapter 641B of NRS. Such a
student must be designated by the title "student of social work" or "trainee in
social work," or any other title which clearly indicates his or her training
status.
7. A person who
engages in the practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance
use disorders may represent himself or herself as:
(a) A licensed alcohol and drug counselor, or
use the initials "LADC" after his or her name, only if the counselor is
licensed as such by the Board.
(b)
A certified alcohol and drug counselor, or use the initials "CADC" after his or
her name, only if the counselor is certified as such by the Board.
(c) If the person is issued a certificate as
an alcohol and drug counselor pursuant to NAC 641C.276 or 641C.277, a Native
American certified alcohol and drug counselor, or use the initials "NACADC"
after his or her name.
8. A person who engages in the clinical
practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders
may represent himself or herself as a licensed clinical alcohol and drug
counselor, or use the initials "LCADC" after his or her name, only if the
counselor is licensed as such by the Board.
9. A person who engages in the practice of
counseling persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling may represent
himself or herself as a certified problem gambling counselor, or use the
initials "CPGC" after his or her name, only if the counselor is certified as
such by the Board.
10. Except as
otherwise provided in subsection 11, a certified intern may represent himself
or herself as:
(a) A certified alcohol and
drug counselor intern, or use the words "CADC Intern" after his or her name,
only if the certified intern is certified as such by the Board.
(b) A certified clinical alcohol and drug
counselor intern, or use the words "CCADC Intern" after his or her name, only
if the certified intern is certified as such by the Board.
(c) A certified problem gambling counselor
intern, or use the words "CPGC Intern" after his or her name, only if the
certified intern is certified as such by the Board.
11. The representation used by a certified
intern must ensure that a client does not confuse or misunderstand the fact
that the certified intern is not a licensed or certified counselor.
Added to NAC
by Bd. of Exam'rs for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors by R097-00, eff.
8-9-2000; A by Bd. of Exam'rs for Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Counselors by
R157-03, 12-16-2003; R185-07, 12-17-2008; A by
R058-14,
eff. 12/22/2014; A by
R069-17AP,
eff. 2/27/2018; A by
R046-21A,
eff. 2/28/2022
NRS 641C.200, as
amended by section 23.5 of Senate Bill No. 44, chapter 522, Statutes of Nevada
2021, at page 3501
