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This policy brief examines the scopes of practice for 4 common behavioral health paraprofessions and addiction counselor occupations, and investigates the alignment, or lack thereof, between scopes of practice and actual practice for each profession.

In this report, researchers investigate the use of current procedural terminology (CPT) codes used in behavioral health practice; identify restrictions and limitations around each commonly used CPT; and interview behavioral health providers about CPT code restrictions that may limit scopes of practice.