Haw. Code R. § 11-177.1-2
As used in this chapter:
"Advisory board" means the board established pursuant to these rules and authorized by the department to review reported violations of the code of ethics and of misconduct and to make recommendations to the department regarding action to be taken.
"AIDS" means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
"Applicant" means any person who has applied for a category of certification named in this chapter.
"Assessment" means the procedures by which a substance abuse counselor or program identifies and evaluates an individual's strengths, weaknesses, problems, and needs for the development of a treatment or service plan.
"ATOD" means alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
"Certification" means a process to approve qualified individuals as substance abuse counselors, prevention specialists, clinical supervisors, criminal justice addictions professionals, co-occurring disorders professionals diplomate, and substance abuse program administrators.
"Certified clinical supervisor" means a person, who through both education and demonstrated experience, is capable of and directly provides counselor development, program development and quality assurance, performance evaluation, administration, and treatment knowledge as these relate to substance abuse treatment.
"Client" means an individual who has applied for, has participated in, or received an interview,
counseling, or any other service from a substance abuse program. The term "client" is synonymous with patient, resident, consumer, or recipient.
"Clinical supervision" means on-the-job teaching, training, guidance, direction, and review of an applicant's client-related activities by a qualified health professional. Supervision includes monitoring the applicant's development and use of knowledge and skills relevant to professional practice.
"Clinical supervisor" means a qualified health professional or certified clinical supervisor who provides clinical supervision.
"Code of ethics" means those behavioral guidelines established by the department to govern the conduct of persons certified.
"Contact hours" means courses in psychology, educational psychology, community planning, social work, human services, or substance abuse from an accredited university, college, or other institute of higher education, or training courses which have been approved by the department. Contact hours is synonymous with continuing education.
"Co-occurring disorders professional diplomate" means a person, who through both education and demonstrated experience, is capable of and directly provides screening, assessment, crisis prevention and management, treatment and recovery planning, counseling, management and coordination of care, and education of the client and community as these relate to substance abuse treatment for persons with additional mental disorders.
"Counseling" means the utilization of special skills to assist individuals, families, or groups in achieving objectives through the exploration of problems and their ramifications, examination of attitudes and feelings, consideration of alternative solutions, and decision-making.
"Crime" means an act or omission that would 'constitute an offense against the person under the Penal Code of the State of Hawaii.
"Criminal justice professional" means a person, who through both education and demonstrated experience, is capable of and directly provides clinical evaluation, treatment planning, case management, monitoring, counseling, and documentation as these relate to substance abuse treatment taking into account criminal behavior, the criminal justice system, and its processes.
"Department" means the department of health, State of Hawaii.
"Deputy director" means the department deputy director for behavioral health or a designee.
"Director" means the director of health, State of Hawaii, or a designee.
"Division chief" means the chief of the alcohol and drug abuse division, State of Hawaii.
"Hearing officer" means the director or a person appointed by the director to convene, preside over, and adjudicate investigative hearings involving violations of this chapter and other administrative proceedings by applicants for certification and certified individuals.
"HIV" means human immunodeficiency virus.
"IC&RC" means the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium, Inc., a not-for-profit, voluntary membership organization whose members are substance abuse certification boards and whose mission is to establish, monitor, and advance reciprocal competency standards for substance abuse professionals.
"Official transcript" means a record of courses taken and grades received by an individual that is sent directly from the university, college, or other institute of higher education to the department.
"Performance domains" means the domains, skills, and tasks of a substance abuse counselor, certified clinical supervisor, criminal justice addictions professional, co-occurring disorders professional diplomate, or prevention specialist identified in a role delineation study recognized by the department.
"Preceptor" means the individual who is responsible for providing training and supervision to the applicant for prevention certification. This individual may be a certified prevention specialist or a person with a bachelor's or master's degree and at least one year experience providing substance abuse prevention services.
"Preceptorship" means the process used to assist a prevention specialist applicant in becoming familiar with the knowledge and skills needed to be certified.
"Prevention" means a planned process of approaches and activities designed to impede the onset of alcohol and other drug problems and addiction.
"Prevention specialist" means a person, who through both education and demonstrated experience, is capable of and directly provides planning and evaluation, education and skill development, community organization, public policy, and environmental change as these relate to substance abuse prevention.
"Program administrator" means any person whose job description primarily consists of organization planning and development, program management, human resources management, and financial management.
"Qualified health professional" means any of the following individuals who have at least one year of experience in the treatment or prevention of substance abuse, and whose formal training includes treatment or prevention of substance abuse:
(1) A certified substance abuse counselor, certified prevention specialist, or certified criminal justice addictions professional who has a current valid certificate issued by the department in accordance with these rules;
(2) A clinical social worker currently licensed in the State of Hawaii;
(3) A physician currently licensed in the State of Hawaii;
(4) A psychologist currently licensed in the State of Hawaii;
(5) A marriage and family therapist currently licensed in the State of Hawaii;
(6) An advanced practice registered nurse currently licensed in the State of Hawaii;
(7) A licensed professional mental health counselor currently licensed in the State of Hawaii;
(8) A certified clinical supervisor who has a current valid certificate issued by the department in accordance with this chapter.
"Reciprocity" means the mutual recognition of valid certifications among member boards of the IC&RC.
"Revocation" means the permanent loss of certification.
"Substance" means alcohol, any drug listed on schedules I through IV of chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or any substance which includes in its composition volatile organic solvents.
"Substance abuse" means the misuse of a substance or the use of a substance to an extent deemed deleterious or detrimental to the user, to others, or to society.
"Substance abuse counselor" means a person, who through both education and demonstrated experience, is capable of providing the twelve-core functions and, at a minimum, directly provides assessment, treatment planning and implementation, counseling and discharge planning, as they relate to substance abuse treatment. Substance abuse counselor is synonymous with alcohol and drug counselor and chemical dependency counselor.
"Substance abuse program" means a program concerned with education, prevention, or treatment directed towards achieving the prevention of substance abuse, or the social, mental, and physical restoration of substance abusers. The term "program" is synonymous with facility, agency, unit, and organization.
"Substance abuser" means any person who is unable to manage the person's self or affairs, or to function adaptively in society due to the use of a substance. "Supervised experience" means paid or voluntary work experience in substance abuse counseling or substance abuse prevention during which the applicant receives clinical supervision or supervision from a preceptor.
"Suspension" means the temporary loss of certification.
"Training courses" means seminars or workshops approved by the department which focus on substance abuse, substance abuse prevention, or related issues. "Treatment planning" means the process by which the counselor and the client clearly identify and rank problems needing resolution, establish agreed upon immediate and long-term goals, and decide upon a treatment process arid the resources to be utilized.
"Treatment services" means interventions based on a current and accepted therapeutic model.
"Twelve-Core functions" means the tasks and skills of screening, intake, orientation, assessment, referral, treatment planning, counseling, crisis intervention, client education, case management, report and record keeping, and consultation as applied to substance abuse clients.
Haw. Code R. § 11-177.1-2