{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-68-21","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-68-21","heading":"Exception to licensure and certification; supervised employees and self-help groups.","body":"Nothing in this article shall be construed to apply to the activities and services of paid alcohol and drug counselors who are working at a licensed behavioral health center or uncompensated alcohol and drug abuse self-help groups, including, but not limited to,12-step fellowships.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 68. LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-68-21/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:46Z","sha256":"6775af2702f6cf591b555a63f466361504bbdab104a9235c1e1d564b359aaba8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-68-20","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-68-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}