Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 641C - Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors
LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION; SUPERVISION
Section 641C.290 - Education and training of certified intern; change of supervisor

1. Any hours which a certified intern accumulates while:

2. If the supervisor of a certified intern changes, the certified intern must submit a new agreement concerning the supervision of the certified intern by the new supervisor to the Board for its approval not later than 5 working days after the date on which the supervisor has changed.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if, at the time when a certified intern received his or her most current certification from the Board, the certified intern is enrolled in a program of education from which he or she will receive an associate's degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree or doctoral degree in a field of social science, the licensed or certified alcohol and drug counselor, licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor or certified problem gambling counselor supervising the certified intern shall ensure that the certified intern is properly enrolled in that program of education during each semester within the certification period and shall include documentation of all completed course work from the program of education in each progress report required pursuant to NAC 641C.285. If a certified intern completes and receives his or her degree from his or her program of education during a certification period and a new semester for that program of education begins before the end of the certification period, the licensed or certified alcohol and drug counselor, licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor or certified problem gambling counselor supervising the certified intern is not required to ensure that the certified intern is enrolled in the program of education for the new semester.

4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a certified intern may not accumulate any hours necessary to become a licensed or certified counselor during the remainder of any semester from which the certified intern has withdrawn from his or her courses such that he or she is no longer enrolled in at least 3 credit hours for a given semester. Upon request of a certified intern, the Board may waive the provisions of this subsection if the Board determines the existence of good cause, including, without limitation, extreme illness of the certified intern or the cancellation of classes by a college or university. To obtain a waiver, the certified intern:

5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a certified intern must complete the education and training necessary to become a licensed or certified counselor not later than 5 years after the date on which he or she initially applies to become a certified intern. A certified intern may apply to the Board to request an extension of the 5-year time limit imposed by this subsection. Such a request for an extension must be submitted to the Board on a form provided by the Board. Upon the receipt of a request for an extension, the Board may grant the extension if it finds that: