California Addiction Counselors
Verify if a counselor’s status is suspended or revoked
Purpose
This website helps people find out if a counselor’s license or certificate has been taken away or paused. This could happen because of the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) regulations and ethics rules from the three California Certifying Organizations (CO) to ensure people’s safety and know who they can trust.
If a counselor’s credential is “revoked,” it means they can never work as a drug and alcohol counselor again. If it is “suspended,” they cannot work as a counselor until they complete certain requirements.
These are the organizations with the authority to suspend or revoke counselors:
ACCBC/CAADE
Addiction Counselor Certification Board of California
CADTP
California Association of DUI Treatment Programs
CCAPP
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
DHCS
California Department of Health Care
Services
Use the search options below to check if a counselor has a suspension or revocation.
You can use any of the search fields provided.
You can use any of the search boxes to look for someone. Just type in what you know and click the search button. For example, if you are looking for Jane Doe, type “Jane” in the first name box and “Doe” in the last name box. If you don’t know the last name, you can type only the first name; the results will show everyone with that name.
If you see a message that says, “No results found,” it means no one with the name or spelling you entered is in our database as suspended or revoked. Try a different spelling or search using the organization name. You can also leave the search boxes empty to see everyone listed in the database.
Each organization is responsible for entering and maintaining its data. If you believe an entry is missing, please contact the responsible organization.
Disciplinary Guidelines
The California-approved certifying organizations collaborated with DHCS to develop a fair system of disciplinary guidelines aligned with each principle in the code of conduct. Use the button below to view or download the PDF of these guidelines.