Sec. 2. (a) This article may not be construed to limit addiction counselor or clinical addiction counselor services performed by a person who does not use a title specified in this article and who is any of the following:

(1) A licensed or certified health care professional acting within the scope of the person’s license or certificate, including a:

(A) social worker licensed under this article;

(B) clinical social worker licensed under this article;

(C) marriage and family therapist licensed under this article;

(D) mental health counselor licensed under this article;

(E) psychologist licensed under IC 25-33;

(F) physician licensed under IC 25-22.5; or

(G) nurse licensed under IC 25-23;

and who has training and experience in addiction counseling.

(2) A student, an intern, or a trainee pursuing a course of study in medicine or psychology or a course of study to gain licensure under this article as follows:

(A) In an accredited eligible postsecondary educational institution or training institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) for undergraduate and graduate institutions. Accreditation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs or a substantially equivalent accreditation program approved by the board is required for graduate institutions.

(B) Through a National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors approved academic education provider; or

(C) By a graduate accumulating experience required for licensure if:

(i) the services are performed under qualified supervision and constitute a part of the person’s supervised course of study or other level of supervision; and

(ii) the student or graduate uses a title that contains the term “intern”, “student”, or “trainee”.

(3) A nonresident of Indiana if the person performs addiction counseling or therapy in Indiana for not more than:

(A) five (5) days in any one (1) month; or

(B) fifteen (15) days in any one (1) calendar year;

and the person is authorized to perform such services under the laws of the state or country in which the person resides.

(4) A rabbi, priest, Christian Science practitioner, minister, or other member of the clergy.

(5) An employee or a volunteer for an organization performing charitable, religious, or educational functions or providing pastoral counseling or other assistance.

(6) A person who provides school counseling.

(7) A governmental employee who remains in the same job classification or job family of that job classification.

(8) An employee of a court alcohol and drug program, a drug court, or a reentry court certified by the office of judicial administration when performing assigned job duties.

(9) A probation officer when performing assigned job duties.

     (b) This section does not prohibit a person referred to in subsection (a) from qualifying for licensure under this article.

As added by P.L.122-2009, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.161-2018, SEC.35; P.L.49-2019, SEC.6.