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| 1-D.__Certified alcohol and drug counselor.__"Certified alcohol | and drug counselor" means an individual who provides individual or | group alcohol and drug counseling services unaided and who meets | the criteria established in section 6214-C.__A certified alcohol | and drug counselor may not engage in independent or private | practice.__All work performed must be under the supervision of a | board-certified clinical supervisor within an agency. |
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| | 1-E.__Certified clinical supervisor.__"Certified clinical | supervisor" means an individual who is certified by the board to | provide supervision to individuals who provide alcohol and drug | counseling services as required by this chapter.__For the | purposes of this subsection, "supervision" includes, but is not | limited to, oversight of case record reviews, case management, | development of counseling skills, education and treatment | modalities, clinical supervision log maintenance and client | treatment plans and activities. |
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| | Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §6203, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1995, c. 394, §4, is | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 5.__Licensed alcohol and drug counselor.__"Licensed alcohol | and drug counselor" means an individual who provides individual | or group alcohol and drug counseling services independently | within an agency or in private practice and who meets the | criteria established in section 6214-D.__A licensed alcohol and | drug counselor may also assume clinical supervision duties upon | being certified by the board as a clinical supervisor. |
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| | Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §6203, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 394, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 5-A. Inactive alcohol and drug counselor. "Inactive alcohol | and drug counselor" means a person who is licensed or, registered | or certified to provide alcohol and drug counselor counseling | services and who registers with applies to the board for a leave | from the field for a period not to exceed 2 years an inactive | license under section 6219-B. Inactive alcohol and drug | counselors are not required to take the written or oral | examinations nor provide documentation of continuing education | during the period they have abstained from practice. Inactive | alcohol and drug counselors must notify the board for license | renewal prior to resuming their practice. |
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| | Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §6203, sub-§7-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 394, §5, is | repealed. |
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