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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 38. Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors |
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Chapter 10. Licensure and Certification of Alcohol and Drug Counselors |
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Subchapter 1. General Provisions |
SECTION 38:10-1-2. Definitions
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- The following words or terms shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:"Act" means Title 59 O.S., §§ 1870 et seq. of the Oklahoma Statutes."Administrative Procedures Act" or "APA" means Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, §§250.1 through 323."Alcohol and drug counseling" means the application of substance use disorders and counseling principles in order to:(A) develop an understanding of alcoholism and drug dependency;(B) prevent, diagnose or treat alcohol and drug dependency problems;(C) conduct assessments or diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals an objectives; and(D) plan, implement or evaluate treatment plans using counseling treatment interventions."Board" means the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors created by Section 4 of the Act."Certified alcohol and drug counseling" is a practice which focuses on rendering services to individuals, families or groups of individuals that involve the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of substance use and abuse disorders as related to the total health of the client system according to alcohol and drug counseling theory."Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor" or "CADC" means any person who offers alcohol and drug counseling services for compensation to any person and is certified pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act. The term "certified alcohol and drug counselor" shall not include those professions exempted by Section 1872 of this Title."Consulting" means interpreting or reporting scientific fact or theory in counseling to provide assistance in solving current or potential problems of individuals, groups or organizations."Group supervision" is educational supervision conducted with one supervisee and no more than six supervisees in a group."Licensed alcohol and drug counseling" is a practice which focuses on rendering services to individuals, families or groups of individuals that involve the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of substance use and abuse disorders as related to the total health of the client system according to alcohol and drug counseling theory."Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor" or "LADC" means any person who offers alcohol and drug counseling services for compensation to any person and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Act. The term "licensed alcohol and drug counselor" shall not include those professions exempted by the Act."Oklahoma Administrative Code" or "OAC" means the publication authorized by 75 O.S. § 256 known as The Oklahoma Administrative Code, or, prior to its publication, the compilation of codified rules authorized by 75 O.S. § 256(A)(1)(a) and maintained in the Office of Administrative Rules."Rule" means any agency statement or group of related statements of general applicability and future effect that implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy or describes the procedure or practice requirements of the agency. The term "rule" includes the amendment or revocation of an effective rule, but does not include:(A) the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension or revocation or other sanction of an individual specific license;(B) the approval, disapproval or prescription of rates. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "rates" shall not include fees or charges fixed by an agency for services provided by that agency including but not limited to fees charged for licensing, permitting, inspections or publications.(C) statements and memoranda concerning only the internal management of an agency and not affecting private rights or procedures available to the public,(D) declaratory rulings issued pursuant to 75 O.S. § 307.(E) orders by an agency, or(F) press releases or "agency news releases", provided such releases are not for the purpose of interpreting, implementing or prescribing law or agency policy;"Sexual harassment" means deliberate or repeated comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are unwanted by the recipient.