OAR 415-054-0463: Minimum Qualifications

(1) Minimum experience requirements for ADSS certification include: (a) A Bachelor Degree in a behavioral health field; or (b) Four years of full-time supervised experience in the behavioral health services field with a minimum of two years of experience providing substance use disorder evaluation or treatment; or (c) A combination of an Associate Degree in a behavioral health field and two years of full-time supervised experience providing substance use disorder evaluation or treatment. (2) Applicants or ADSS recovering from substance use disorders must be able to document continuous abstinence under independent living conditions or recovery housing for the immediate past two years.