Okla. Admin. Code § 450:75-5-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 450:75-5-1 - Responsibility and scope of practice

(a) Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors shall be dedicated to advancing the welfare of individuals and their families. Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors shall not participate in, condone, or be associated with dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, and shall not exploit their relationships with the consumers for personal advantage, profit, satisfaction, or interest.

(b) Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors shall practice only within the boundaries of their individual certification(s) and competence based on their education, training, experience, state and national accreditations, and licenses.

(c) Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors shall only use the title if employed by a mental health facility or a substance use disorder/addiction treatment facility that is operated by the Department or contracts with the State to provide behavioral health services, a tribe or tribal facility that provides behavioral health service, or an Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility.

(d) As an employee of a behavioral health provider, reimbursement for services rendered will not be collected outside of the agency's system of service reimbursement.

(e) Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors shall provide services with populations and in areas only within the boundaries of their competence, based on education, training, consultation, study or professional experience.

(1) Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors that delegate or assign work to employees, supervisees, or assistants must take reasonable steps to see that such persons perform the services competently.

(2) Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors are eligible to provide services within the scope of their certification that would not lead to conflict of interest, exploitation of relationship, loss of objectivity and based on education, training, and experience.

(3) Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors shall provide consumers at the beginning of service written, accurate, and complete information regarding the extent and nature of the services available to them, to include fees and manner of payment.

(f) If Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors determine that they are unable to be of professional assistance to a consumer, the Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselor shall refer the consumer to appropriate resources when indicated. If the consumer declines the referral the Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors shall terminate the relationship.

(g) Certified Problem Gambling Treatment Counselors shall not commit fraud and shall not represent that he or she performed services which were not performed.

Okla. Admin. Code § 450:75-5-1

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 06, December 1, 2021, eff. 11/1/2021

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/15/2022