Colorado § 12-245-801 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-245-801 — Definitions

Colorado § 12-245-801

Title 12Professions

Art.Mental Health

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-245-801 (2026).

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As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(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 recogniz

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As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(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:

(a) The evaluation and modification or approval by a supervisor of the clinical
practice of the person being supervised; and

(b) A source of knowledge, expertise, and more advanced skills made
available to the person being supervised.

(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.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1290, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (6) amended, (HB 20-1206), ch. 304, p. 1538, � 35, effective July 14.