{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-68-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-68-5","heading":"Certification eligibility requirements.","body":"To be eligible for certification by the Bureau for Behavioral Health as a certified alcohol and drug counselor, an applicant shall have:\n(1) Completed 300 hours of supervised practical training in alcohol and drug counseling that the commissioner deems acceptable;\n(2) Completed three years of supervised paid work experience or unpaid internship that the commissioner deems acceptable that entailed working directly with alcohol and drug clients, except that a master's degree may be substituted for one year of such experience;\n(3) Completed 360 hours of commissioner-approved education, at least 240 hours of which relates to the knowledge and skill base associated with the practice of alcohol and drug counseling; and\n(4) Successfully completed a department-prescribed examination.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 68. LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-68-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:45Z","sha256":"dec5fda8224cd997ffef4d14820538886980e5a14a0353f43f02f81de5b2230e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-68-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-68-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}