S.B. 91
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SENATE BILL NO. 91–SENATOR LANGE
PREFILED JANUARY 30, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
SUMMARY—Authorizes a licensed clinical alcohol and drug
counselor to supervise a certified problem gambling
counselor intern. (BDR 54-57)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to alcohol, drug and gambling counselors;
authorizing a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor
who meets certain requirements to supervise a certified
problem gambling counselor intern; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor to 1
supervise certified clinical alcohol and drug counselor interns and alcohol and drug 2
counselor interns. (NRS 641C.331) Existing law authorizes the Board of Examiners 3
for Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors to issue a certificate as a problem 4
gambling counselor to a person who has completed at least 2,000 hours of 5
supervised counseling of persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling and 6
meets certain other requirements. (NRS 641C.430) Existing law authorizes a 7
certified problem gambling counselor intern to counsel persons with an addictive 8
disorder related to gambling under the supervision of a certified problem gambling 9
counselor approved by the Board. (NRS 641C.435, 641C.440) Sections 1 and 2 of 10
this bill additionally authorize a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who is 11
approved by the Board and has completed certain instruction concerning problem 12
gambling and the supervision of interns to supervise a certified problem gambling 13
counselor intern. 14
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 641C.331 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
641C.331 1. A license as a clinical alcohol and drug 3
counselor is valid for 2 years and may be renewed. 4
2. A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor may: 5
(a) Engage in the clinical practice of counseling persons with 6
alcohol and other substance use disorders; 7
(b) Diagnose or classify a person as having an alcohol or other 8
substance use disorder; [and] 9
(c) Supervise certified clinical alcohol and drug counselor 10
interns and alcohol and drug counselor interns [.] ; and 11
(d) Supervise certified problem gambling counselor interns if 12
the licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor: 13
(1) Is approved by the Board to conduct such supervision; 14
and 15
(2) Has completed at least: 16
(I) Thirty hours of instruction relating to problem 17
gambling; and 18
(II) Twelve hours of instruction relating to the 19
supervision of interns, including, without limitation, the 20
supervision of certified problem gambling counselor interns. 21
Sec. 2. NRS 641C.440 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
641C.440 1. The Board may issue a certificate as a problem 23
gambling counselor intern to a person who: 24
(a) Is not less than 21 years of age; 25
(b) Submits proof to the Board that the person: 26
(1) Has received a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or a 27
doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in a field of 28
social science approved by the Board; or 29
(2) Is enrolled in a program at an accredited college or 30
university from which he or she will receive a bachelor’s degree, 31
master’s degree or a doctoral degree in a field of social science 32
approved by the Board; 33
(c) Has completed not less than 30 hours of training specific to 34
problem gambling approved by the Board; 35
(d) Demonstrates that a certified problem gambling counselor 36
approved by the Board or a licensed clinical alcohol and drug 37
counselor who meets the requirements of paragraph (d) of 38
subsection 2 of NRS 641C.331 has agreed to supervise him or her 39
in a setting approved by the Board; 40
(e) Pays the fees required pursuant to NRS 641C.470; and 41
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(f) Submits all information required to complete an application 1
for a certificate. 2
2. A certificate as a problem gambling counselor intern is valid 3
for 6 months and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, may 4
be renewed. 5
3. A certificate as a problem gambling counselor intern issued 6
to a person on the basis that the person is enrolled in a program at an 7
accredited college or university from which he or she will receive a 8
bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or a doctoral degree in a field of 9
social science approved by the Board may be renewed not more than 10
nine times. 11
4. A certified problem gambling counselor intern may, under 12
the supervision of a certified problem gambling counselor [:] or a 13
licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who meets the 14
requirements of paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 641C.331: 15
(a) Engage in the practice of counseling persons with an 16
addictive disorder related to gambling; and 17
(b) Assess and evaluate a person as having an addictive disorder 18
related to gambling. 19
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 20
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