The International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium / Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (IC&RC / AODA) is an organization that has developed standards to determine competencies of professionals in the Substance Abuse / Prevention fields.
All IC&RC member boards are eligible for reciprocity, therefore all persons certified by a member board at a reciprocal level are in turn eligible for reciprocity.

This allows an individual to transfer their credentials to any IC&RC member board without having to repeat the credentialing process.

The ICRC/AODA, Inc. is a membership organization for state certification authorities. They promote professionals standards with the commitment to providing high quality services from their clients. Each member board accepts the certificates of other member boards as meeting the requirements of its own board. This process of reciprocity creates a new level of mobility for the professional counselor.

Reciprocity Procedures: Send your completed Application for Counselor Reciprocity with a copy of your current certificate, and your check/money order for $100.00 (US Funds) to the ICRC/AODA office. The board to which you are applying for reciprocity will send you a new certificate and information about reciprocity requirements in the new state. The IC&RC will then officially request transfer verification of the your valid certification to the new state's certifying body. The new state's Board will issue the new certificate to a date approximately the same as the expiration date of the other certificate.

Exceptions: Not all states currently administer the same types of credentials. Contact the ICRC/AODA board in the state to which you are applying to determine if they administer an equivalent certification. If you find that your current certification does not have an equivalent in your intended state, find out exactly what you will need to do to become fully certified.

IC&RC INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE
As a holder of a reciprocity-eligible, certified alcohol and other drug abuse counselor certification (CADAC), certified clinical supervisor (CCS) and certified prevention specialist (CPS) issued by your IC&RC-member certifying authority, you are eligible to receive an international certificate. This certificate identifies you as an International ADOA (ICADC), International Clinical Supervisor (ICCS), and International Prevention Specialist (ICPS). Participation in the International certificate also entitles you to be listed in the Directory of International Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors and International Prevention Specialists to be published by the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium, renewal Certificates will be for a full year or part of a year, consistent with the month of your Certifications Board renewal, as long as you remain a counselor, clinical supervisor and prevention specialist in good standing with your local Board. Contact NMCBBHP for requirements. Reciprocity and International Certificate Applications are available through NMCBBHP and also on the IC&RC website: www.icrcaoda.org