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Addiction Professionals of Louisiana serves as a support site for the advocacy of persons or organizations providing professional addiction treatment services and proper and appropriate credentialing to provide those services.

Addiction professional's specialized and compentency based skills are of the utmost importance to effectively help with the reconstruction of the lives of families and individuals ravaged by addiction.

Rules for implementing Act 803 became effective March 21, 2005.

Act 803 also established that an appropriate practice credential is required in order to legally practice Substance Abuse Counseling, Gambling Counseling, or Prevention in the State of Louisiana. Act 803 has eliminated the BCSAC classification and established a tiered certification system.

Act 803

*Appropriate practice credentials are listed as:

• LAC - Licensed Addiction Counselor
  
  
• CAC - Certified Addiction Counselor
  
  
• RAC - Registered Addiction Counselor
  
  
• CIT - Counselor in Training
  
  
• CPS - Certified Prevention Specialist
  
  
• RPS - Registered Prevention Specialist
  
  
• CCGC - Certified Compulsive Gambling Counselor
  
  
• CCS - Certified Clinical Supervisor
  
  

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