20:80:16:02Work experience and supervision requirements -- Certified addiction counselor.

To be a certified addiction counselor, an applicant must meet the following work experience and supervision requirements: (1) If the applicant has a high school diploma or general education diploma, six thousand hours of work experience in a related field, at least three hundred hours of which must be under supervision that complies with the plan of supervision; (2) If the applicant has an associate degree in a related field, five thousand hours of work experience in a related field, at least two hundred and fifty hours of which must be under supervision that complies with the plan of supervision; (3) If the applicant has a certificate of addiction and prevention studies from an accredited post-secondary institution, five thousand hours of work experience in a related field, at least two hundred fifty hours of which must be under supervision that complies with the plan of supervision; (4) If the applicant has a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, four thousand hours of work experience in a related field, at least two hundred hours of which must be under supervision that complies with the plan of supervision; or (5) If the applicant has a master's degree in a relevant field, two thousand hours of work experience in a related field, at least one hundred hours of which must be under supervision that complies with the plan of supervision. The work experience must include at least one hundred hours of work experience in each of the twelve core functions.

Source: 53 SDR 40, effective October 11, 2026.