Nev. Rev. Stat. § 641C.065

Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1

Section 641C.065 - "Clinical practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders" defined

1. "Clinical practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders" means:

(a) The application of counseling to reduce or eliminate the habitual use of alcohol or other drugs, other than any maintenance dosage of a narcotic or habit-forming drug administered pursuant to chapter 453 of NRS; and

(b) The identification, evaluation and diagnosis of and treatment for a mental illness when a person with mental illness also has an alcohol or other substance use disorder.

2. The term does not include:

(a) The diagnosis or treatment of a psychotic disorder; or

(b) The use of a psychological or psychometric assessment test to determine intelligence, personality, aptitude and interests.

NRS 641C.065

Added to NRS by 2007, 3063