It appears to me that HLA needs two licenses to operate and provide the services they currently provide.
One: Residential Care Facility
http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/pa ... x.html&d=1 Two: Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Program (Considered a "Health Care Program")
http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/pa ... x.html&d=1 Ever wonder why the RCF regs don't stipulate anything about Addiction/Substance Abuse treatment requirements. DATDP regs are a completely different license and set of regulations a program must adhere to if they provide treatment and/or education for Substance Abuse.
Did ORS know that HLA was providing Addictions Services? Surely if they ever bothered to look at the HLA website they would've seen a "Dir of Addictions Services" and an "Addictions Counselor"; although neither are Certified as Addictions Counselors. This fact alone should have dispelled any notion that HLA was exempt from licensure.
From the DATEP Regs:290-4-2-.02 Title and Purposes. These rules shall be known as the Rules and Regulations for Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs. The purpose of these rules is to provide minimal requirements for the licensing and inspection of drug abuse treatment and education programs, not subject to regulation as licensed hospitals, or approved Emergency, Receiving, Evaluation and/or Treatment (ERET) services or licensed Narcotic Treatment Programs monitored by the State Methadone Authority.
(d) "Drug abuse treatment and education program" or "program" means any system of treatment or therapeutic advice or counsel provided for the rehabilitation of drug dependent persons and shall include programs offered in residential and/or non-residential settings.
(e) "Drug dependent person" means a person who is in imminent danger of becoming dependent upon or addicted to the use of drugs or who habitually lacks self-control as to the use of drugs or who uses drugs to the extent that his health is substantially impaired or endangered or his social or economic function is substantially disrupted.
(f) "Drugs" means any substance defined as a drug by federal or Georgia law or any other chemical substance which may be used in lieu of a drug to obtain similar effects, with the exception of alcohol and its derivative.
(o) "Residential Intensive Treatment Program" means a residential program staffed by professional and paraprofessional persons which provide highly structured treatment and therapeutic activities that focus on stabilization, abstinence, and skills required for recovery; [and] are not classified as a "residential sub-acute detoxification program".
(r) "Special Program" means a program that provides therapeutic services to drug dependent persons which does not fit into existing program classifications.
290-4-2-.05 Licenses. No governing body shall operate a drug abuse treatment and education program in the state without first obtaining a license or provisional license. A licensed program may offer one or more of the program services described in these rules.
(4) Clinical Director. The governing body of the program shall designate a clinical director who is responsible for all treatment services provided.
(6) The clinical director must be either a doctor of medicine licensed to practice in this state, or a licensed practitioner who is licensed to provide treatment, therapeutic advice or counsel for the rehabilitation of drug dependent persons in compliance with state practice acts, or a certified addiction counselor. [HLA of course, has none.]
Re: The Addictions Counselor/DirectorClay Erickson
Director of Addiction Services
B.A. - Pacific Southern University. M.A. ? Antioch University
http://www.hiddenlakeacademy.com/loadPr ... ?userID=35 So, they removed his MD. Under who's order?
Still don?t see any credentials that qualify him to hold the position of Director of Addiction Services.
http://wwf.fornits.com/viewtopic.php?t= ... c&start=30 Betty Greene
Addictions Counselor/Peer Group
B.A. Keuka College - New York. M.S. - North Georgia College & State University LAPC. Betty is active in the local Holly Theatre and donates her free time to community agencies.
?M.S.: Master of Science in Psychology Individuals with an M.S. degree in psychology have a background in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and have a focus on clinical research. Professionals with this degree are often more inclined toward research than clinical practice.
oL.A.P.C.: Licensed Associate Professional Counselor
May only practice under the supervision of an L.P.C. They must earn the L.P.C. within five years of obtaining the L.A.P.C. The practice must be a paid practice.
Who supervises Betty Greene?
What Are the Certifications for Addiction Counselors? Certified Addiction Counselors ( CAC ) are not licensed so the consumer/client has no guarantees or protection. CACs are very effective in the field of addiction. Only a licensed therapist (as mentioned above) can deal with issues other than addiction. A licensed therapist may, in conjunction with a CAC , work with the client if he/she is addicted. No direct referral to a CAC should be made by anyone other than a licensed professional.
In other words, an AC must be an LPC and be Certified with GACA or must be an Assoc Counselor under the supervision of an LPC.
http://www.gaca.org/This info came from a very helpful site that lists all licensed professionals and the requirements to hold those positions in the state of Ga.
http://www.archatl.com/offices/cyp/vass ... apists.htm