Reciprocity

RECIPROCITY INTO VERMONT:  Addiction professionals certified by an IC&RC member board who relocate to Vermont may transfer their credentials to the Vermont Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board (VADACB) using the reciprocity process.  No additional requirements will have to be met by the certified professionals using this process to transfer their credentials to Vermont.  To begin the reciprocity process, certified addiction professionals must contact their current credentialing board and request a reciprocity application.  Upon completion of the reciprocity application by both the certified addiction professional and the current credentialing board and upon receipt of this information by the VADACB, the VADACB will then issue the certified addiction professional the equivalent credential offered by the VADACB.

RECIPROCITY OUT OF VERMONT:  Addiction professionals certified by the Vermont Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board (VADACB) who relocate to another state, country, or nation may transfer their credential to the new jurisdiction using the reciprocity process only if the new jurisdiction is an IC&RC member board.  Reciprocity to a non-IC&RC member board is not permitted.  Additional requirements may be imposed upon the certified addiction professional depending on the laws and regulations governing the practice of addiction-related services in the new jurisdiction.  Therefore, certified addiction professionals are strongly encouraged to contact the IC&RC member board in the new jurisdiction to determine if any additional requirements must be met.  To begin the reciprocity process, certified addiction professionals must contact the VADACB and request a reciprocity application.  Upon completion of the reciprocity application by both the certified addiction professional and the VADACB and upon receipt of this information by the certification board in the new jurisdiction, that board will then issue the certified addiction professional the equivalent credential offered unless laws or regulations governing the practice of addiction-related services in the new jurisdiction must first be met.

Contact information for VADACB is below.