“Clinical practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders” defined

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NV Code › Title 54 › Chapter 641C › Section 641C.065

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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.

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