CDCA-Pre & CDCA Requirement Changes Coming in 2026

To strengthen the foundation and ensure consistency of substance use disorder counseling education, changes will be made in 2026 to what will be accepted to apply for initial CDCA Preliminary and CDCA certifications.

Effective March 1, 2026 – the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board (CDP) Board will no longer be accepting single CEU’s or CEU packages for initial applications and will only be accepting college courses OR a CDP Board approved continuing education CDCA Bundle.

These changes will also improve efficiency of CDCA application reviews.

For further information, please click here CDCA Certification Changes

Any questions about these changes or Educational Providers interested in submitting a Bundle, please contact Esha Thakar @ [email protected].