Ohio Admin. Code 4758-2-01 - Definitions, abbreviations and titles
In addition to the definitions set forth in Chapter 4758. of the Revised Code, the following meanings shall apply to all rules promulgated by the chemical dependency professionals board, unless the word or term is explicitly defined or used in different manner in a specific paragraph under one of the provisions.
(A)
The board adopts
the following titles and meanings:
(1)
"CDCA" means Ohio chemical dependency counselor
assistant.
A CDCA designated as a
preliminary certificate means a certificate that cannot be
renewed.
(2)
"LCDC II" means Ohio licensed chemical dependency
counselor II.
(3)
"LCDC III" means Ohio licensed chemical dependency
counselor III.
(4)
"LICDC" means Ohio licensed independent chemical
dependency counselor.
(5)
"LICDC-CS" means Ohio licensed independent chemical
dependency counselor clinical supervisor.
(6)
"RA" means a
registered applicant for prevention certification.
(7)
"OCPSA" and
"CPSA" means Ohio certified prevention specialist assistant.
(8)
"OCPS," and "CPS"
means Ohio certified prevention specialist.
(9)
"OCPC" and "CPC"
means Ohio certified prevention consultant.
(B) "Accredited school or university" means a
school, college, university or educational institution accredited by a state or
national accrediting agency accepted by the Ohio department of higher
education.
(C)
"Applicant" means a person who has formally requested
an initial or renewal license, certificate, or endorsement with the
board.
(D)
"Application" means an initial or renewal application
properly filed online with the board for a license, certificate, or endorsement
that included all the information, documentation, and other requirements for
processing the application.
(1)
A degree in human
services, addiction/substance use disorders, social work, psychology,
sociology, criminal justice, clinical counseling, school counseling, human
development and family sciences, public health or nursing; or
(2)
Twenty-four
semester hours within a required associates, bachelors or master's degree in a
combination of any of the following courses: human services, addiction studies,
substance use disorders, social work, criminal justice, corrections,
psychology, child development, counseling, vocational rehabilitation
counseling, sociology, public health, health promotion, personal health that
included substance use, education, gender studies, diversity, equity and
inclusion, or additional courses approved by the board.
(G)
"Certify" means the process of formalizing an action by the
board.
(E) "CDCA" means chemical dependency
counselor assistant.
(G) "Chemical dependency conditions"
means those conditions relating to the abuse of or dependency on alcohol or
other drugs that are classified in accepted nosologies, including the
diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders and the international
classification of diseases, and in editions of those nosologies published after
the effective date of this rule.
(H) "Chemical dependency counseling"
means rendering or offering to render to individuals, groups or the public a
counseling service involving the application of alcohol and other drug clinical
counseling principles, methods or procedures to assist individuals who are
abusing or dependent on alcohol or other drugs.
(I) "Chemical dependency counselor" means a
person who holds a chemical dependency counselor certificate or license from
the board.
(J) "Client"
or "patient" means any person or entity seeking
or assigned the services of a CDCA, LCDC II, LCDC
III, LICDC, or LICDC-CS regardless of the chemical dependency
counselor's work setting.
(K) "Code of Ethics" is the minimum standard
of practice required of chemical dependency
substance use disorder counselors, prevention
professionals or clinical supervisors.
(L) "Complainant" means a person who
files a formal complaint
filed a grievance with the board against an
applicant, certificate holder or licensee under the board's jurisdiction
after the grievance has been certified by the board to
a complaint.
(M)
"Complaint" is a formal charge by the board against an
applicant, certificate holder, or licensee under the board's
jurisdiction.
(O)
"Contact hour" means one clock or CEU
hour.
(P)
"Core Functions"
(1)
The core
functions defined by IC&RC are the following:
(a)
Screening,
assessment and engagement, including intake, orientation;
(b)
Treatment
planning, collaboration, and referral, including consultation, client
education, and case management;
(c)
Counseling,
including individual, group, family, and crisis intervention;
and
(d)
Professional and ethical responsibilities, including
reports and record keeping.
(2)
The core
functions that are clinical are the following: assessment, treatment planning,
counseling that is individual, group, or family, and crisis
intervention.
(Q)
"Course" or "Coursework" means a course at an
accredited school or university in which the applicant received
credit.
(1)
"Valid" and "active" means a license or certificate in
which the credential holder may practice and may be used interchangeably, and
have the same meaning.
(2)
"Inactive" means a license or certificate in which the
credential holder may not practice.
(a)
"Escrow" means the license or certificate holder
elected not to continue to practice but may be reinstated as
active.
(b)
"Lapsed" means the licensee or certificate holder may
not continue to practice for failure to fulfill all requirements for renewal
but may be reinstated as active.
A
preliminary CDCA certificate may lapse for failing to submit a timely
application for a CDCA renewable certificate.
(c)
"Expired" means
the licensee or certificate holder may not practice for failure to timely
comply with all requirements for renewal or application and may not be
reinstated or renewed as active.
(T)
"Grievance" is the filing of an allegation with the
board against an applicant, certificate holder, or licensee under the board's
jurisdiction.
(U)
"Grievant" means a person who filed a grievance with
the board against an applicant.
"Safe Haven" means a
confidential, non-disciplinary program for the evaluation, monitoring and
treatment of eligible practitioners who need assistance with a potential or
existing impairment.
(Z)
"Mental illness"
means mental and/or emotional disorder(s) that are classified in accepted
nosologies such as the international classification of diseases and the
diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders and in future editions of
those nosologies.
(AA)
"Military personnel" are persons, as defined in section
4743.041 of the Revised Code, that are serving in the active guard and reserve,
military duty, or uniform services.
(T) "LCDC II" means licensed
chemical dependency counselor II.
(U) "LCDC III" means licensed
chemical dependency counselor III.
(V) "LICDC" means licensed
independent chemical dependency counselor.
(W) "LICDC-CS" means licensed
independent chemical dependency counselor clinical supervisor.
(Y) "OCPSA" means Ohio certified
prevention specialist assistant.
(Z) "OCPS " means Ohio certified
prevention specialist.
(AA) "OCPC" means Ohio certified
prevention consultant.
(DD) "One year of work experience"
means two thousand hours.
(EE)
"Probation" and
"Parole" includes, but is not limited to, post-release control. community
control, intervention in lieu of convictions, deferred adjudication,
restitution, offender registration.
(1)
Be intentionally
designed to reduce risk or promote health before the onset of a
disorder;
(2)
Be population-focused and targeted to specific levels
of risk;
(3)
Be reserved for interventions designed to reduce the
occurrence of new cases of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders, and not
be used for clinical assessment, treatment, relapse and recovery support
services, or medications of any type.
(FF) "RA" means a registered
applicant for prevention certification.
(GG) "Reciprocity" means the ability to
transfer an individual's credentials to or from an IC&RC member board or
another entity as approved by the board.
(HH) "Reprimand" means a sanction that is a
formal, written, published reproof issued to a respondent whom the board has
determined has breached the code of ethics.
(II) "Respondent" means an applicant,
certificate holder or licensee who becomes the subject of a grievance or
complaint.
(JJ) "Revocation" means
a sanction resulting in the complete forfeiture of the certificate or license
without the possibility of reinstatement unless
otherwise determined by the board.
(KK)
"Scope of
Practice" means the services, methods, and techniques for which a person who
holds a certificate, license, or endorsement is trained and qualified as
identified in Chapter 4758. of the Revised Code and agency 4758 of the
Administrative Code.
(1)
"Substance use disorder" as defined by the applicable
"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM) and can refer to
alcohol and other drugs.
(2)
"Substance" and "chemical" may be used interchangeably
and have the same meaning.
(3)
"Substance use
disorder," "addiction," and "chemical dependency" may be used interchangeably
and have the same meaning.
(LL)
"Substance Use
Disorder clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures" includes
counseling, assessing, consulting, and referral as they relate to substance use
disorder conditions, and may also include the core functions and may include
other accepted principles of counseling, as such principles may apply to the
treatment of individuals with substance use disorder. The methods or procedures
of counseling may include those specific categories of service or intervention
as defined by the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services or
other regulating or funding entities, so long as such procedures are applied to
persons with substance use disorder and fall within the scopes of
practice.
(MM)
"Sufficient specificity" information, facts, and/or
evidence whereby a reasonable person within the profession can determine the
matter in which it references based on the detail, scope, clarity, and/or
description given.
(PP)
"Work":
(1)
For a CDCA, LCDC
II, LCDCIII, LICDC, or LICDC-CS, "work" shall mean work experience, supervised
internship, or supervised apprenticeship in:
(a)
"Work experience"
means compensated employment in:
(i)
Services rendered in substance use disorder treatment
within a scope of practice to perform such services;
(ii)
The practice of
psychology, as defined in section
4732.01 of the Revised Code;
or
(iii)
The practice of professional counseling, the practice
of social work, or the practice of marriage and family therapy, all as defined
in section 4757.01 of the Revised
Code.
(b)
An internship means a course or courses from an
accredited school or university that is verified by a
transcript.
(c)
A supervised apprenticeship means:
(i)
An Ohio
apprenticeship under division 5101:11 of the Administrative Code that is
approved by the board;
(ii)
Limited to services rendered in substance use disorder
treatment; and
(iii)
Commenced after obtaining a HS diploma or
GED.
(2)
For prevention services, "work" shall mean:
(a)
Compensated or
uncompensated work providing prevention services for an OCPSA or OCPS
certificate.
(b)
Compensated work providing prevention services for an
OCPC certificate, which includes administering and supervising the
services.
(3)
An "internship," "practicum," and "field experience"
may be used interchangeably and have the same
meaning.
(QQ)
"Unauthorized practice" means engaging in activities
for which a license, certificate, or endorsement is required under Chapter
4758. of the Revised Code.
(1)
Without holding a valid license, certificate, or
endorsement to engage in such activity, or
(2)
Engaging in
activities outside the scope of practice of a valid license certificate, or
endorsement issued under Chapter 4758. of the Revised Code.
(MM) "Twelve core functions" are
defined as screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning,
counseling, case management, crisis intervention, client education, referral,
report and record keeping, consultation.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4758.20
Rule Amplifies: 4758.
Prior Effective Dates: 06/13/2004, 04/01/2007, 11/15/2010, 03/22/2013 (Emer.), 05/06/2013, 03/22/2015, 09/01/2016, 03/24/2017
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