Statutes > Nevada Statutes > TITLE 54 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES > Chapter 641C - Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors and Detoxification Technicians > LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION OF COUNSELORS AND COUNSELORINTERNS > License As Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor > 641C.360 - Period license is valid; scope of practice authorized by license.

641C.360 - Period license is valid; scope of practice authorized by license.

641C.360  Period license is valid; scope of practice authorized by license.

      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)