LICENSURE
Licensed Substance Abuse Technician:

• AAS from a regionally accredited college or university in chemical dependency with minimum 30 semester credit hours counseling related coursework as determined by substance abuse credentialing committee.
  -  Undergraduate or graduate coursework completed outside AAS and submitted to meet curriculum requirements shall constitute no more than 6 semester credit hours.
  - Required degree must contain minimum 18 semester hours coursework specifically related to chemical dependency

Licensed Associate Substance Abuse Counselor:

• An applicant for licensure as an associate substance abuse counselor shall present evidence acceptable to the substance abuse credentialing committee that applicant has either:
  1.  Bachelors degree in a behavioral health science from a regionally accredited college or university with minimum of 30 semester credit hours counseling related coursework as determined by the substance abuse credentialing committee.  Undergraduate or graduate coursework completed outside of bachelor degree and submitted to meet curriculum requirements shall constitute no more than 12 semester credit hours
  OR
  2.  Masters degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university with minimum 24 semester credit hours counseling related coursework  as determined by the substance abuse credentialing committee.  Graduate coursework completed outside master or higher degree and submitted to meet curriculum requirements shall constitute no more than 3 semester hours.
• 3200 hours supervised work experience in substance abuse counseling in no less than 24 months.  These hours shall include a minimum of 1600 hours direct client contact.
  

Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor:

• Masters degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university with minimum 24 semester credit hours counseling related coursework as determined by the substance abuse credentialing committee.  Graduate coursework completed outside master or higher degree and submitted to meet curriculum requirements shall constitute no more than 3 semester hours.
• 3200 hours supervised work experience in substance abuse counseling in no less than 24 months.  These hours shall include a minimum of 1600 hours direct client contact.
   

The Substance Abuse Credentialing Committee approves the licensure examinations of the following organizations:
1.  International Certification Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (ICRC/AODA)

2.  Level II or higher exams offered by the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)