Arizona LISAC, LASAC & LSAT Continuing Education Requirements
Arizona addiction counselors must complete 30 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew their LISAC / LASAC / LSAT license, including 3 hours of ethics or mental health law, 3 hours of cultural considerations in psychotherapy, and 3 hours of arizona statutes regulations tutorial.
The renewal cycle is biennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
- State source
- Arizona board rule
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Ruleset version
- 2026.6
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Arizona LISAC, LASAC & LSAT requirements
Total
Topic minimums, counted within the 30
- Ethics or Mental Health Law
- 3
- You need 3 hours each cycle.
- Cultural Considerations in Psychotherapy
- 3
- You need 3 hours each cycle.
- Arizona Statutes Regulations Tutorial
- 3
- You need 3 hours each cycle.
Limits on how the hours are earned
- First time presentation
- max 10 hrs
- Board meeting attendance
- max 6 hrs
- Board service
- max 10 hrs
Cycle and record rules
- Renewal
- The renewal cycle is biennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
- Approved providers
- Qualifying CE may be offered or sponsored by national professional association, regional professional association, state professional association, accredited university, governmental agency, hospital, licensed health facility, and public school district and recognized associations in mft, counseling, social work, addiction counseling, psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, psychology, and pastoral counseling.
- Recordkeeping
- Keep CE documentation for 2 years after each renewal.
- Board audit
- The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
- Late renewal
- The board allows a 90-day grace period after expiration. A late renewal adds a late fee.
To keep your proof in order, see what to keep for a CE audit, which covers every state’s retention period and what the audit notice asks for.
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Open the full Addiction Counselor CE hours calculatorFull board policy details
- No fixed maximum on self-study or online CE and no in-person/live minimum. All 30 hours may be completed via online, webinar, or home-study courses as long as the activity falls within an accepted provider/activity category.
- Academic coursework conversion: 1 semester credit hour equals 15 clock hours of CE (quarter hours prorated accordingly).
- Publication credit: 1 hour of CE per hour spent writing a published paper, report, or book, claimable only in the renewal period in which the item is published.
- Teaching credit is limited to first-time presentations by the licensee (up to 10 hours). R4-6-802 does not impose a general repeat-course prohibition on attendees. Presentation is an activity category, not a delivery format.
- LICENSE STATUS RULES: A licensee on inactive status is not required to complete CE while inactive. To reactivate, the licensee must complete the standard 30 hours of CE (within the prior 24 months) as if renewing. Inactive status lasts up to 24 months and may be extended once by up to an additional 24 months for good cause; an extended inactive period requires an additional 30 hours of CE for reactivation (60 hours total for a full four-year inactive span). The Board may reduce or modify the CE requirement for reactivation on a showing of good cause (illness, disability, active military service, or circumstances beyond the licensee's control). There is no separate retired license status exempting a licensee from CE; an active license always requires CE.
- Multi-license credit reuse: A licensee holding more than one behavioral health license under the Board may apply the same CE hours toward each license renewal, provided the content relates to the scope of practice of each license. No additional or doubled hours are required for holding multiple licenses.
Arizona LISAC, LASAC & LSAT CE: frequently asked questions
How many CE hours do Arizona LISAC / LASAC / LSAT licensees need?
Arizona requires 30 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew a LISAC / LASAC / LSAT license. The renewal cycle is biennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
How many ethics hours are required for Arizona LISAC / LASAC / LSAT licensees?
Of the total, 3 hours must be in ethics or mental health law.
How often do Arizona LISAC / LASAC / LSAT licensees renew?
The renewal cycle is biennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
Are there subject-specific CE requirements for Arizona LISAC / LASAC / LSAT licensees?
Yes. In addition to ethics, Arizona requires 3 hours of cultural considerations in psychotherapy, 3 hours of arizona statutes regulations tutorial.
Sources and verification
- State source
- Arizona board rule
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Ruleset version
- 2026.6
We reviewed this page against the Arizona board source, and we refresh it from the compiled ruleset above. Methodology and disclaimer. Compliance data is for guidance only, not legal or board advice. Always confirm requirements with your licensing board before renewing. See something wrong? Report it
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