🧭 Addiction counselor credentials

Substance Abuse Counselor Requirements by State

One page per state, each built from that state’s own statute, rules and issuing-body pages: whether the state licenses, certifies or leaves the credential to a private board, the tiers and their degree floors, supervised hours, exams, what the credential lets you do, and how IC&RC reciprocity applies.

States appear here as their pages are verified.

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Licensing rules change by statute and board rule, and this page is career information, not legal advice. Confirm every requirement with the state board before you apply, register for an exam or count supervised hours.

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