Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1871

For purposes of the Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act:

1. "Alcohol and drug counseling" means the application of

counseling principles for:

a. substance use disorders, or

b. substance abuse disorders and co-occurring disorders

in order to:

(1) develop an understanding of substance abuse and

co-occurring disorders,

(2) permit licensed alcohol and drug counselors to

prevent, diagnose or treat substance abuse and to

prevent, diagnose or treat co-occurring

disorders,

(3) permit licensed alcohol and drug counselors to

conduct assessments or diagnoses for the purpose

of establishing treatment goals and objectives

for substance abuse and to establish treatment

goals and objectives for co-occurring disorders,

and

(4) plan, implement or evaluate treatment plans using

counseling treatment interventions;

2. "Alcohol and drug counseling", as a certified alcohol and

drug counselor, means the application of counseling principles for:

a. substance use disorders, or

b. substance abuse disorders in order to:

(1) develop an understanding of alcoholism and drug

dependency problems,

(2) prevent, diagnose or treat alcohol and drug

dependency problems,

(3) conduct assessments or diagnosis for the purpose

of establishing treatment goals and objectives

for substance abuse,

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(4) plan, implement or evaluate treatment plans using

counseling treatment interventions for substance

abuse, and

(5) permit certified alcohol and drug counselors

certified in co-occurring disorders to recognize

co-occurring disorders and integrate that

recognition into substance abuse treatment,

provided the certified alcohol and drug counselor

is working in a nationally accredited or Oklahoma

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services certified agency and is working under

the supervision of a supervisor approved by the

Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol And Drug

Counselors pursuant to paragraph 13 of this

section and who is a licensed alcohol and drug

counselor that is licensed in mental health and

substance abuse, a licensed alcohol and drug

counselor that holds a co-occurring certification

from the Board or a licensed mental health

professional. Certified alcohol and drug

counselors shall meet or exceed the Certified Co-

Occurring Disorders Professional Standards as

laid out in the standards promulgated by the

International Certification & Reciprocity

Consortium, any successor organization to the

International Certification and Reciprocity

Consortium or another national or international

organization that has similar standards equal to

or higher than the International Certification

and Reciprocity Consortium.

Certified alcohol and drug counselors may not provide private or

independent practice for co-occurring disorders;

3. "Board" means the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and

Drug Counselors, created by Section 1873 of this title;

4. "Certified alcohol and drug counselor" means any person who

is not exempt pursuant to the provisions of Section 1872 of this

title and is not licensed under the Licensed Alcohol and Drug

Counselors Act, but who provides alcohol and drug counseling

services within the scope of practice while employed by an entity

certified by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services, or who is exempt from such certification, or who is under

the supervision of a person recognized by the Oklahoma Board of

Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors as a supervisor. A certified

alcohol and drug counselor may provide counseling services for co-

occurring disorders if he or she has been certified by the Board to

provide counseling as provided in this section for co-occurring

disorders;

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5. "Certified alcohol and drug counselor candidate" or

"licensed alcohol and drug counselor candidate" means a person who
ol and drug counselor may provide counseling services for co-

occurring disorders if he or she has been certified by the Board to

provide counseling as provided in this section for co-occurring

disorders;

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5. "Certified alcohol and drug counselor candidate" or

"licensed alcohol and drug counselor candidate" means a person who

has made application for certification or licensure and who has been

authorized by the board to practice alcohol and drug counseling

under supervision while completing the required work experience;

6. "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;

7. "Co-occurring disorder" means a disorder in which

individuals have at least one mental health disorder as defined in

the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

and a substance abuse disorder as defined in paragraph 14 of this

section. While these disorders may interact differently in any one

person at least one disorder of each type can be diagnosed

independently of the other;

8. "International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium

Standards" means the standards enumerated by the International

Certification and Reciprocity Consortium, any successor organization

to the Consortium or another national or international organization

that has similar standards equal to or higher than the International

Certification and Reciprocity Consortium, that includes requirements

regarding education, exams, degrees, coursework, supervision,

continuing education, and ethics for individuals seeking a certified

co-occurring disorders professional certification from the

Consortium. The requirement to meet these standards shall never

fall below the requirements set forth by the Consortium on June 1,

2008.

9. "Licensed alcohol and drug counselor" means any person who

provides alcohol and drug counseling services within the scope of

practice, including co-occurring disorders, for compensation to any

person and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed

Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act. The term "licensed alcohol and

drug counselor" shall not include those professions exempted by

Section 1872 of this title;

10. "Licensed alcohol and drug counselor/mental health" or

"LADC/MH" means a licensed alcohol and drug counselor who has been

determined by the Board to meet the requirements to include the

assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health disorders

within the counselor's scope of practice, regardless of whether the

mental health disorders are co-occurring;

11. "Recovery" means a voluntary lifestyle, maintained as the

result of one's diagnosis, treatment or self-disclosure of a

substance abuse disorder, characterized by complete abstinence from

alcohol, and all other mind altering drugs or chemicals except

tobacco and drugs used as prescribed by an authorized licensed

medical professional and the absence of pathological compulsive

behavior;

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12. "Relapse" means the resumption of use of alcohol or other

mind-altering drugs or chemicals, except tobacco and drugs used as

prescribed by an authorized licensed medical professional, or

resumption of pathological compulsive behavior, despite having

previously been diagnosed, treated or self-disclosed as having a

substance abuse disorder and been in recovery;

13. "Supervisor" means:

a. a licensed alcohol and drug counselor who meets the

requirements established by the board to supervise

certified alcohol and drug counselors, certified

alcohol and drug counselor candidates or licensed

alcohol and drug counselor candidates and has been

approved by the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and

Drug Counselors as a supervisor, or
and been in recovery;

13. "Supervisor" means:

a. a licensed alcohol and drug counselor who meets the

requirements established by the board to supervise

certified alcohol and drug counselors, certified

alcohol and drug counselor candidates or licensed

alcohol and drug counselor candidates and has been

approved by the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and

Drug Counselors as a supervisor, or

b. a licensed mental health professional approved by the

Board to supervise certified alcohol and drug

counselors who have received co-occurring

certification, certified alcohol and drug counselors

who are candidates for co-occurring certification or

licensed alcohol drug and counselors who are

candidates for co-occurring certification;

14. "Substance abuse disorder" means the repeated pathological

use of substances including alcohol and other mind-altering drugs or

chemicals, except tobacco, or repeated pathological compulsive

behaviors which cause physical, psychological, emotional, economic,

legal, social or other harm to the individual afflicted or to others

affected by the individual's affliction. As used in the Licensed

Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act, substance abuse disorder shall

include not only those instances where withdrawal from or tolerance

to the substance is present but also those instances involving use

and abuse of substances;

15. "Supervised practicum experience" means volunteer or paid

work experience in the core functions of substance abuse counseling

as delineated by the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug

Counselors;

16. "Supervised work experience" means voluntary or paid work

experience in providing alcohol and drug counseling services to

individuals under the supervision of a licensed alcohol and drug

counselor; and

17. "Scope of practice" means acting within the boundaries of

competence based on education, training, supervised experience,

state and national professional credentials, and appropriate

professional experience.