PDFWAC 246-811-046
Number of experience hours required for certification as a substance use disorder professional.
Except as provided in WAC 246-811-050 and 246-811-070(1), an applicant for substance use disorder professional certification shall complete the following experience requirements based on their level of formal education:
(1) Two thousand five hundred hours of substance use disorder counseling, for individuals who have an associate degree;
(2) Two thousand hours of substance use disorder counseling for individuals who have a baccalaureate degree in human services or a related field from an approved school;
(3) One thousand five hundred hours of substance use disorder counseling for individuals who possess a master or doctoral degree in human services or a related field from an approved school; or
(4) One thousand hours of substance use disorder counseling for individuals who are credentialed according to WAC 246-811-076. The experience must be supervised by an approved supervisor meeting the requirements under WAC 246-811-049(8).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.205.060 and 2021 c 165. WSR 22-17-097, § 246-811-046, filed 8/18/22, effective 9/18/22. Statutory Authority: 2019 c 444, 2019 c 446, 2019 c 351, and RCW 18.19.050, 18.205.060, 18.225.040, 43.70.110, and 43.70.250. WSR 20-12-074, § 246-811-046, filed 6/1/20, effective 7/2/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.205.100 and 18.205.060. WSR 16-14-052, § 246-811-046, filed 6/29/16, effective 7/30/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.205 RCW. WSR 09-14-111, § 246-811-046, filed 6/30/09, effective 7/1/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.205.060(1). WSR 99-13-084, § 246-811-046, filed 6/14/99, effective 7/15/99.]