Maryland Health Occupations Section 17-302.4

      To qualify as a certified associate counselor-alcohol and drug an applicant shall:

            (1)      Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution approved by the Board in a health or human services counseling field or have completed a program of studies judged by the Board to be substantially equivalent in subject matter and extent of training to such a program of studies;

            (2)      Have completed not less than 3 years, with a minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised experience in alcohol and drug counseling approved by the Board, 2 years of which shall have been completed after the award of the bachelor's degree;

            (3)      Have a minimum of 20 credit hours in alcohol and drug counselor training as defined in § 17-302.3(d)(4) of this subtitle; and

            (4)      (i)      Practice alcohol and drug counseling under the supervision of a certified professional counselor-alcohol and drug or another health care provider approved by the Board; or

                  (ii)      Provide alcohol and drug counseling as an employee of an agency or facility that is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or that is certified under Title 8, Subtitle 4 of the Health - General Article.