Section Alc 301.01 - Definitions(a) "AdCare Educational Institute of New England" means a non-profit organization providing education for professionals, volunteers, and the public about issues of alcohol and drug prevention, treatment, and recovery located at P.O. Box 742, Augusta, Maine 04432 and www.neias.org.(b) "Board" means the board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals established pursuant to RSA 330-C:3.(c) "Certified recovery support worker (CRSW)" means "certified recovery support worker" as defined in RSA 330-C:2, IV.(d) "Clinical supervision" means "clinical supervision" as defined in RSA 330-C:2, VI.(e) "Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges" means the regional accreditation agency for colleges and universities in the 6 New England states, consisting of faculty and administrators from affiliated institutions and public members.(f) "Council for Higher Education Accreditation" means that umbrella organization for more than 81 academic accrediting organizations, including the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.(g) "Certified recovery support worker (CRSW) supervision" means an ongoing, regularly occurring process of examination, critique, and improvement of a CRSW' skills by the supervisor designated, and is typically one-to-one or small group in structure, and utilizes the methods of intensive case review and discussion, and direct and indirect observation of practice.(h) "Core functions and practice dimensions of addiction counseling" as defined in RSA 330-C:2, XI, namely, "the following 12 activities an alcohol and drug counselor performs in the role of counselor: screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling (individual, group, and significant others), case management, crisis intervention, client education, referral, reports and record keeping, and consultation with other professionals in regard to client treatment and services."(i) "Direct supervision" means supervision during which the supervisor is physically present and observing the activities of the individual being supervised.(j) "Four domains" means the 4 performance domains identified in the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) peer recovery examination: (2) Ethical responsibility;(3) Mentoring and education; and(4) Recovery and wellness support.(k) "Indirect supervision" means supervision through telephone conversations between the supervisor and the person supervised, electronic correspondence between the supervisor and the person supervised, or any other form of supervision which is not direct supervision.(l) "International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC)" means a non-profit membership organization of certifying and licensing agencies which sets standards of practice in addiction counseling, addiction prevention, and clinical supervision of counselors and other recovery professionals through testing and credentialing of addiction professionals.(m) "Licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC)" means "licensed alcohol and drug counselor" as defined in RSA 330-C:2, XIII.(n) "Licensed clinical supervisor (LCS)" means "licensed clinical supervisor" as defined in RSA 330-C:2, XIV.(o) "Master licensed alcohol and drug counselor (MLADC)" means "master licensed alcohol and drug counselor" as defined in RSA 330-C:2, XV.(p) "New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA)" means the New Hampshire professional membership organization of substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery service providers and other addiction-focused health care professionals located at 130 Pembroke Rd #150, Concord, NH 03301 with a phone number of (603) 225-7060 and website address at website www.nhadaca.org.(q) "NAADAC: The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)" means a nationwide professional membership organization of addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals in the United States located at 1001 N. Fairfax St. Suite 201, Alexandria, VA 22314, phone numbers 703-741-7686 or 800-548-0497, fax 703-741-7698 or 800-377-1136, and e-mail naadac@naadac.org.(r) "New Hampshire Center for Excellence on Addiction" means a non-profit agency that provides training and technical assistance to providers and others relative to alcohol and other drug services located at Community Health Institute, 501 South Street, 2nd Floor, Bow, NH 03304, Phone number 603-573-3311, and e-mail www.nhcenterforexcellence.org.(s) "NHTI - Concord's Community College (NHTI)" means a college of the New Hampshire community college system located at 31 College Drive, Concord, NH 03301.(t) New Hampshire Training Institute on Addictive Disorders" means the branch of NHADACA which provides training to substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery service providers.(u) "Practice of substance use counseling" means "practice of substance abuse counseling" as defined in RSA 330-C:2, XVIII.(v) "Small group" means a group of 8 people or less.(w) "Substance use disorder" means "substance use disorder" as defined in RSA 330-C:2, XIX.(x) "Work experience" means "work experience" as defined in RSA 330-C:2, XXI.N.H. 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Derived From Volume XXXVI Number 45, Filed November 10, 2016, Proposed by #12001, Effective 10/13/2016, Expires 10/13/2026.Amended by Number 6, Filed February 9, 2023, Proposed by #13518, Effective 3/13/2023, Expires 3/13/2033 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Alc 300).