Nevada Revised Statutes Section 641C.440 - Professions, Occupations and Businesses

Requirements for issuance of certificate; period certificate is valid; scope of practice authorized by certificate. [Effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. The Board may issue a certificate as a problem gambling counselor intern to a person who:

(a) Is not less than 21 years of age;

(b) Is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States;

(c) Submits proof to the Board that he:

(1) Has received a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or a doctoral degree from an accredited college or university in a field of social science approved by the Board; or

(2) Is enrolled in a program at an accredited college or university from which he will receive a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or a doctoral degree in a field of social science approved by the Board;

(d) Has completed not less than 30 hours of training specific to problem gambling approved by the Board;

(e) Demonstrates that a certified problem gambling counselor approved by the Board has agreed to supervise him in a setting approved by the Board; and

(f) Pays the fees required pursuant to NRS 641C.470.

2. A certificate as a problem gambling counselor intern is valid for 1 year and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, may be renewed.

3. A certificate as a problem gambling counselor intern issued to a person on the basis that he is enrolled in a program at an accredited college or university from which he will receive a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or a doctoral degree in a field of social science approved by the Board may be renewed not more than nine times.

4. A certified problem gambling counselor intern may, under the supervision of a certified problem gambling counselor:

(a) Engage in the practice of counseling problem gamblers; and

(b) Assess and evaluate a person as a problem gambler.

Last modified: February 27, 2006