{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-10.5-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-23.6-10.5-4","heading":"Clinical addiction counselor education requirements","body":"Sec. 4. (a) An applicant under section 2 of this chapter must have a master's or doctor's degree in addiction counseling, addiction therapy, or a related area as determined by the board from an eligible postsecondary educational institution that meets the following requirements:\n(1) If the institution is located in the United States or a territory of the United States, at the time of the applicant's graduation the institution was accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).\n(2) If the institution is located in Canada, at the time of the applicant's graduation the institution was a member in good standing with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.\n(3) If the institution is located in a foreign country other than Canada, at the time of the applicant's graduation the institution:\n(A) was recognized by the government of the country where the school was located as a program to train in the practice of addiction counseling; and\n(B) maintained a standard of training substantially equivalent to the standards of institutions accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.\n(b) An applicant under section 2 of this chapter who has a master's or doctor's degree from a program that did not emphasize addiction counseling may complete the course work requirement from an institution that is:\n(1) accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs;\n(2) recognized by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors;\n(3) recognized by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium;\n(4) accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education;\n(5) accredited by the American Psychological Association's Commission on Accreditation;\n(6) accredited by the Council on Social Work Education;\n(7) accredited by the National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission; or\n(8) approved by the board as a substantially equivalent program.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 23.6. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONALS","Chapter 10.5. Addiction Counselor and Clinical Addiction Counselor Licensure"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-23.6-10.5-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"bbfd2366f03557bedb20d6d6449d3219f84e3e7f91ffe5209b62e15d834ea528","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-10.5-3","next":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-10.5-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}