1. The Board shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including, without limitation, regulations that prescribe:
(a) The ethical standards for licensed and certified counselors and certified interns;
(b) The requirements for continuing education for the renewal, restoration or reinstatement of a license or certificate;
(c) Uniform standards concerning the locations at which interns provide services;
(d) Standards concerning the electronic supervision of interns working at remote sites; and
(e) The manner by which the qualifications for the issuance or renewal of a license or certificate under the provisions of this chapter will be made available to the public such that those qualifications are clearly defined and easily understood.
2. The Board may adopt regulations that prescribe:
(a) The contents of a written and oral examination concerning the practice of counseling persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling;
(b) The grounds for initiating disciplinary action against a certified problem gambling counselor or certified problem gambling counselor intern; and
(c) Disciplinary procedures for certified problem gambling counselors and certified problem gambling counselor interns, including the suspension, revocation and reinstatement of a certificate as a problem gambling counselor or problem gambling counselor intern.
3. Any regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to this section must be consistent with the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS.
4. On the date that the Board gives notice pursuant to NRS 233B.060 of its intent to adopt, amend or repeal a regulation, the Board shall submit the regulation to the Commission on Behavioral Health for review. The Commission shall review the regulation and make recommendations to the Board concerning the advisability of adopting, amending or repealing the regulation and any changes that the Commission deems advisable.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3058; A 2001, 219; 2003, 1420; 2005, 793; 2015, 2271; 2017, 2244)