June 9, 2012 will be the last date a paper and pencil IC&RC written exam will be administered.  Applications need to be in the WVCBAPP office by April 9th.  If there are five applicants, there will be a paper and pencil exam.  After June 9th, the option for testing will be the Computer Based Testing (CBT)  The CBT is offered at two WV locations in Parkersburg and Morgantown and is scheduled around the applicants schedule.  The fee for the CBT is $140.

Our governing body, the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC & RC) requries that all certified alcohol and drug abuse counselors comply with changes in their titles and acronyms to have consistency among all certified members. The only members affected by this change include the Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) and the Certified Clinical Addiction Counselor (CCAC). 
The new replacement credentials will be the Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ADC), replacing the CAC; and the Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC) replacing the CCAC.  The new certificates were sent out in December if you have not received yours contact the Certification Board Office.

All certifications will expire 9/30/of the year you are to recertify. Certifications expire 9/30 but the recertification applications are to be postmarked by August 30th. Any recertification application postmarked after August 30th will incur a $75 late fee. Any application that is not postmarked by August 30th will be considered inactive. The individual can regain his/her certification up to 90 days past the expiration date by completing the recertification process and paying the late fee. If the recertification process is not completed within 90 days, the certification will be null and void and the individual will have reapply, complete all certification paperwork and take the written test in order to be certified.