NRS641C.360. Period license is valid; scope of practice authorized by license.


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  •       1.  A license as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor is valid for 2 years and may be renewed.

          2.  A licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor may:

          (a) Engage in the practice of counseling alcohol and drug abusers;

          (b) Diagnose or classify a person as an alcoholic or abuser of drugs; and

          (c) Supervise certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor interns.

          3.  A licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor may not identify, evaluate, diagnose or treat a mental illness when a person with mental illness is also an alcoholic or abuser of drugs.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 3053; A 2007, 3069)