2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 43 - Mental Health
Part 8 - Addiction Counselors
§ 12-43-804.5. Rights and privileges of certification and licensure
(1) Any person who possesses a valid, unsuspended, and unrevoked certificate as a level I, II, or III certified addiction counselor has the right to practice addiction counseling under supervision or consultation as required by the rules of the state board of human services in the department of human services; a level III certified addiction counselor has the right to supervise addiction counseling practice; and all levels of certification have the right to use the title "certified addiction counselor" and the abbreviations "CAC I", "CAC II", or "CAC III", as applicable. No other person shall assume these titles or use these abbreviations on any work or media to indicate that the person using the title or abbreviation is a certified addiction counselor.
(2) Any person who possesses a valid, unsuspended, and unrevoked license as an addiction counselor has the right to practice addiction counseling and to use the title "licensed addiction counselor" or the abbreviation "LAC". No other person shall assume these titles or use these abbreviations on any work or media to indicate that the person using the title or abbreviation is a licensed addiction counselor.
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