Section 4.5-02.1-04-01 - Activities constituting the private practice of addiction counseling1. A private practitioner of addiction counseling is one who, on either a full-time or part-time basis, is responsible for that person's own practice, exercises sole responsibility for the client, establishes payment of fees with clients, and identifies that the person is an addiction counselor in offering service. 2. Services that are provided by all addiction counselors are not considered to constitute private practice unless those services are provided independent of any supervising or sponsoring organization, or are provided within a private agency framework in which the addiction counselor is a partner or shareholder, and a fee is collected from or on behalf of the client. Consultative or educational services provided to an organization, agency, classroom, or workshop are not considered to be the private practice of addiction counseling. N.D. Admin Code 4.5-02.1-04-01
Effective January 1, 2002.General Authority: NDCC 43-45-04
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-45-01, 43-45-04, 43-45-05.3