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(27) “mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder” means a disorder identified by a provider listed in 7 AAC 135.030 and in accordance with the
(A) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 70.910;
(B) International Classification of Diseases, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 70.910; or
(C) Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood: Revised Edition (DC:0-3R), adopted by reference in 7 AAC 70.910;
(28) “mental health professional clinician” means
(A) an individual who
(i)is working for a community behavioral health services…#
(i) is working for a community behavioral health services provider;
(ii)is performing limited behavioral health services that…#
(ii) is performing limited behavioral health services that are within that individual’s field of expertise;
(iii) is not working in a capacity that requires the individual to be licensed under AS 08; and
(iv) has a master’s degree or more advanced degree in psychology, counseling, child guidance, community mental health, marriage and family therapy, social work, or nursing;
(B) a nurse who
(i) has a master’s degree in nursing;
(ii) has received special training or experience in mental health;
(iii) has an active license to practice nursing under AS 08.68; and
(iv) is working in the individual’s field of expertise;
(C) a marital and family therapist who
(i) has an active license to practice marital and family therapy under AS 08.63; and
(ii) is working in the individual’s field of expertise;
(D) a professional counselor who
(i) has an active license to practice as a professional counselor under AS 08.29; and