NRS
641C.390 Requirements for issuance of certificate; period of validity of
certificate; scope of practice authorized by certificate.
1. The Board shall issue a certificate as
an alcohol and drug counselor to a person who:
(a) Is not less than 21 years of age;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
has received a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a
field of social science approved by the Board;
(c) Has completed 4,000 hours of supervised
counseling of persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders;
(d) Passes the written and oral examinations
prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS
641C.290;
(e) Pays the fees required pursuant to NRS 641C.470; and
(f) Submits all information required to complete
an application for a certificate.
2. The Board may waive the educational
requirement set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 if an applicant for a
certificate has contracted with or receives a grant from the Federal Government
to provide services as an alcohol and drug counselor to persons who are
authorized to receive those services pursuant to 25 U.S.C. §§ 5301 et seq. or 25
U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq. An alcohol and drug counselor certified pursuant to this
section for whom the educational requirement set forth in paragraph (b) of
subsection 1 is waived may provide services as an alcohol and drug counselor
only to those persons who are authorized to receive those services pursuant to
25 U.S.C. §§ 5301 et seq. or 25 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq.
3. A certificate as an alcohol and drug
counselor is valid for 2 years and may be renewed.
4. A certified alcohol and drug counselor
may:
(a) Engage in the practice of counseling persons
with alcohol and other substance use disorders;
(b) Diagnose or classify a person as having an
alcohol or other substance use disorder; and
(c) If the certified alcohol and drug counselor
has been certified for at least 3 years and meets any other requirements
prescribed by regulation of the Board for the supervision of interns, supervise
certified alcohol and drug counselor interns.
(Added to NRS by 1999,
3053; A 2003,
1165; 2005,
2763; 2017,
643; 2019,
4317)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases, 2016–2016 · leading case:
Goodwin v. Jones, 368 P.3d 763 (Nev. 2016).
Goodwin v. Jones, 368 P.3d 763 (Nev. 2016).
· cites it 2× “NRS 641C.390(1)(c). In September 2003, Bristlecone Family Resources,' an agency that provides treatment programs for drug, alcohol, and gambling abuse or addiction, as well as family counseling services, hired Goodwin as a counselor intern.”
Goodwin v. Jones, 2016 NV 12 (Nev. 2016).
“NRS 641C.390(1)(c). In September 2003, Bristlecone Family Resources, 1 an agency that provides treatment programs for drug, alcohol, and gambling abuse or addiction, as well as family counseling services, hired Goodwin as a counselor intern.”
Goodwin Vs. Jones, 2016 NV 12 (Nev. 2016).
“NRS 641C.390(1)(c). In September 2003, Bristlecone Family Resources,' an agency that provides treatment programs for drug, alcohol, and gambling abuse or addiction, as well as family counseling services, hired Goodwin as a counselor intern.”
Goodwin Vs. Jones, 2016 NV 12 (Nev. 2016).
“NRS 641C.390(1)(c). In September 2003, Bristlecone Family Resources,' an agency that provides treatment programs for drug, alcohol, and gambling abuse or addiction, as well as family counseling services, hired Goodwin as a counselor intern.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 641C.390(1)(c): 4 cases
Goodwin v. Jones, 368 P.3d 763 (Nev. 2016).
“NRS 641C.390(1)(c). In September 2003, Bristlecone Family Resources,' an agency that provides treatment programs for drug, alcohol, and gambling abuse or addiction, as well as family counseling services, hired Goodwin as a counselor intern.”
Goodwin v. Jones, 2016 NV 12 (Nev. 2016).
“NRS 641C.390(1)(c). In September 2003, Bristlecone Family Resources, 1 an agency that provides treatment programs for drug, alcohol, and gambling abuse or addiction, as well as family counseling services, hired Goodwin as a counselor intern.”
Goodwin Vs. Jones, 2016 NV 12 (Nev. 2016).
“NRS 641C.390(1)(c). In September 2003, Bristlecone Family Resources,' an agency that provides treatment programs for drug, alcohol, and gambling abuse or addiction, as well as family counseling services, hired Goodwin as a counselor intern.”
Goodwin Vs. Jones, 2016 NV 12 (Nev. 2016).
“NRS 641C.390(1)(c). In September 2003, Bristlecone Family Resources,' an agency that provides treatment programs for drug, alcohol, and gambling abuse or addiction, as well as family counseling services, hired Goodwin as a counselor intern.”
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