641C.065 - “Clinical practice of counseling alcohol and drug abusers” defined. - Nevada Statutes

641C.065  “Clinical practice of counseling alcohol and drug abusers” defined.

      1.  “Clinical practice of counseling alcohol and drug abusers” 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 is also an alcoholic or abuser of drugs.

      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.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 3063)