Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-245-801. Definitions

(1) “Addiction” means a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behavior or substance, including mood-altering behaviors or activities known as process addictions.

(2) “Administrative supervision” means oversight of treatment agency operations, organization of people and resources, and implementation of policies and procedures in a way that directs activities towards agency goals and objectives.

(3) “Approved school, college, or university” means any accredited institution of higher education offering a full-time graduate or undergraduate course of study in behavioral health sciences, such as addiction counseling, human services, psychology, rehabilitation, social work, or other behavioral health sciences, that is recognized by an appropriate national organization or is approved by the board.

(4) “Behavioral health disorders” includes behavioral, mental health, and substance use disorders.

(5) “Board” means the state board of addiction counselor examiners created in section 12-245-802.

(6) “Certified” means certified as an addiction technician or addiction specialist.

(7) “Certified addiction counselor” means an individual who has a certificate issued by the board authorizing the individual to practice addiction counseling commensurate with his or her certification level and scope of practice.

(8) “Clinical supervision” means:

(9) “Co-occurring disorders” means the existence of one or more substance use disorders, addictive behavioral disorders, or behavioral or mental health disorders presenting concurrently. At the individual level, co-occurring disorders exist when at least one disorder can be established independent of the other, and the disorders are not simply a cluster of symptoms resulting from a single disorder.

(10) “Licensed addiction counselor” means a person licensed by the board to provide professional behavioral health disorder treatment.