New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 34C - ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR COMMITTEE
Subchapter 3 - GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
Section 13:34C-3.1 - Standards of practice; scope of practice

1. The 12-core functions: screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling, case management, crisis intervention, education and prevention, referral, consultation, and reporting and recordkeeping; and

2. The collection of specimen (urine, hair, or saliva) samples for drug testing in accordance with standards established by the United States Department of Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), as set forth in the Clinical Drug Testing in Primary Care. Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 32. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 12-4668. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented. The publication is available online at http://store.samhsa.gov/product/TAP-32-Clinical-Drug-Testing-in-Primary-Care/SMA12-4668.

1. The 12 core functions: screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling, case management, crisis intervention, education and prevention, referral, consultation, and reporting and recordkeeping;

2. Performance of clinical supervision pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:34C-6.2, 6.3, and 6.4 for alcohol and drug counselor trainees and certified alcohol and drug counselors;

3. Diagnosis of substance-related disorders as described in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association; and

4. The ordering and collection of specimen (urine, hair, or saliva) samples for drug testing in accordance with standards established by SAMHSA, as set forth in the Clinical Drug Testing in Primary Care. Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 32. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 12-4668. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented. The publication is available online at http://store.samhsa.gov/product/TAP-32-Clinical-Drug-Testing-in-Primary-Care/SMA12-4668.