10a NCAC 27g .4302      DEFINITIONS

In addition to the terms defined in G.S. 122C-3 and Rule .0103 of this Subchapter, the following terms shall apply:

(1)           "ADD/ADHD" means the same as described in DSM-IV Diagnoses and Codes.

(2)           "Qualified therapeutic community professional" means:

(a)           a person who has five years of supervised experience in a therapeutic community and has graduated from either a licensed therapeutic community or a therapeutic community accredited by Therapeutic Communities of America, Washington, D.C., or

(b)           has a bachelor's degree and two years of experience in a licensed 24-Hour residential facility or service for substance abuse, or

(c)           is a certified substance abuse counselor with two years experience in a licensed 24-Hour residential facility or service for substance abuse, or

(d)           has ten years of supervised experience in licensed 24-Hour residential facility or service for substance abuse.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B-147;

Eff. August 1, 2000;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 20, 2019.