Last updated October 22, 2010.

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ALABAMA
Mr. Rannie Childress
4209 Brooke Ave
Gadsden AL 35904
256.413.3470
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ALASKA
Alaska Commission for Behavioral Health Certification
207 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 212
Anchorage, AK 99503
907.332.4333
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ARIZONA
Ms. Mary Wilson
Substance Abuse Credentialing Committee
State of Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
1400 W. Washington, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602.542.1882
(licensure required for all levels of credentialing thru this board)

CALIFORNIA
Mr. Michael Breining
Breining Institute
8880 Grenback Lane
Orangevale CA  95662
916.987.0662
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CALIFORNIA
Mr. Armond Urbano
CAARR
5777 Madison Ave
Suite 1210
Sacramento CA 95841
916.338.9460
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(just went thru test exception so not using test as yet)

COLORADO
Ms. Karin Gleichauf
Department of Regulatory Agencies
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver CO  80202
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www.dora.state.co.us

COLORADO
Ms. Phyllis Kirk
SACC (private board)
130 Aspen Lane
Evergreen CO 80439
303.547.2992

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS CONSORTIUM
Lorraine A. Clyburn, Chair
301.627.6018
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Ms. Bonnie Rampersaud
Government of the District of Columbia
Boards of Allied Behavioral Health
717 14th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington DC 20005
202.724.7332
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GEORGIA
Ms. Sue Purvis Otts
GACA
4015 S. Cobb Drive, Suite 160
Smyrna, GA  30080
770.457.2745
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INDIANA
Ms. Katti J. Sneed
IAAP Certification Committee
4201 S. Washington
Addiction Counseling Dept.
Marion IN 46953
866.481.2700
Brent Stachler - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

KANSAS
Ms. Georganne Lovelace
Kansas Association of Addiction Professionals
225 SW 12th Street
Topeka KS 66612
785.235.2400
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(just went to licensure and accepts NCC test and credential)

MINNESOTA
Ms. Shannon Pfarr Thompson
State Program Administrator
Minnesota Department of Health
121 E. 7th Place
St. Paul, MN 55164
651.282.5619
(state accepts test score)

MONTANA
Ms. Cynthia Breen
Chemical Dependency Certification
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59622
406.841.2392
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(government run)

NEVADA
Ms. Wendy Lay
Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors
625 Fairview Drive, Suite 124
Carson City NV 89403
775.884.8922
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NEW MEXICO
Ms. Eva Baca
New Mexico Counseling & Therapy Board
2550 Cerrillos Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505.476.4646
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NORTH CAROLINA
Ms. Anna Bridger-Misenheimer
North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Certification Board
PO Box 10126
Raleigh NC  27605
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www.ncsapcp.org
( allows MAC's with valid test scores to obtain "Deemed Ststus")

NORTH DAKOTA
Ms. Jacinda Simmons
North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners
PO Box 975
Bismarck, ND 58502
701.255.1439
www.ndbaca.org

OREGON
Mr. David Bliss, Executive Director
ACCBO
2054 N. Vancouver
Portland, OR 97227-1917
503.231.8164
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PENNSYLVANIA
State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
717.783.1389
717.787.7769 (fax)
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www.dos.state.pa.us/social
(allows persons with MAC and valid exam score to apply for license)

PUERTO RICO
Ms. Areliz Quinones
Universidad Central del Caribe
School of Medicine
PO Box 60327
Bayamon, PR 00960
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(also has state credentialing system)

SOUTH CAROLINA
Ms. Marie B. Queen
SCAADAC Certification Commission
1215 Anthony Avenue
Columbia  SC 29201
803.779.0343
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TENNESSEE
Melody Spitznas, Board Administrator
Dept. of Health
Health Related Boards
425 5th Avenue North – 1st Floor
Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37247-1010
615.741.6438
www.state.tn.us/health/boards/A&D/index.htm
(state issuing credentials - Kathy Benson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - good contact)

UTAH
Mr. Jeremy Boberg
Utah Certification Board
2919 Granite Hollow Street
Sandy Utah  84092
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(state now using NCC test results to issue credentials)

VIRGINIA
Ms. Mildred Williams
Commonwealth of Virginia
Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
6606 West Broad Street
Richmond VA 23230-1717
804.662.9900
www.dhp.state.va.us/
(uses MAC test results for licensure)

WASHINGTON
Ms. Jenni Kirner
Washington State Department of Health
CDP Program
PO Box 47869
Olympia WA 98504
360.236.4907 (Fax: 360.236.4909)

WYOMING
Ms. Veronica Skoranski
Occupational Licensing Director
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 201
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307.777.7788

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
Michel Alderson – Drug Abuse Program Manager
Federal Bureau of Prisons
320 First Street NW
Washington DC 20534
202.514.4492

Stephanie Schaeffer
Certification Agent
Federal Bureau of Prisons
3550 Forest Haven Dr
Laurel, MD