PRSS Two-Year Renewal Form

Dear PRSS Credential Holder: Please complete this form in its' entirety for renewal of your PRSS for a two-year period.

1. Re-certification Requirements
2. Re-certification Application Form
3. Education Summary Form
4. Code of Ethics (keep for your files)

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A generic IC&RC certificate is included in your renewal packet. Holding this certificate allows you to reciprocity your credential to another state or country that IC&RC recognizes. Also, you have the option of ordering an official international certificate for a fee of $25.00 for each certificate requested. This certificate displays your official certification number that IC&RC issues, whereas the generic certificate does not show. A form is attached should you want to order an Official Certificate.

Read all attached documents thoroughly and carefully so you will know exactly what you need to do to re-certify.

When renewing your credential for the two-year period, please pay particular attention to the information about the continuing education hours that are required. The twenty (20) hours for your PRSS must be in co-occurring hours with six (6) being in ethics. Nothing else will be accepted.

 

Regards,

PRSS: After the initial certification period, renewal of your credential is required every 2 years for those holding one of these credentials. During each two-year cycle, recertification will require 20 hours of continuing education specific to integrated/co-occurring treatment services education/training (addiction with another mental health co-occurring topic). Six (6) hours must be in Ethics. An accepted co-occurring education unit is one that addresses treatment of a client that suffers with substance abuse disorder and another simultaneous problem which impacts mental health. You will typically find these hours with titles of the course as Dual Diagnosis, Co-occurring, Integrated Care or Mental Health with Substance Abuse. In-service hours will not be allowed. 

1. Hours may be accrued up to 90 days preceding the certification cycle, if not used for the previous certification. If you have all of the necessary continuing education hours but miss the deadline for submission of your application for recertification, you have a 90-day grace period within which you may submit your application with a late fee.
2. If you do not have all of the necessary continuing education hours, your certification will lapse; however, you have one year from your expiration date within which to recertify by acquiring the needed hours plus prorated hours calculated at .84 hours per month from the expiration date to the date you submit your recertification application. You may contact us at ceb@lasact.org for assistance in calculating your hours and additional fees.

Co-occurring Education Hours are offered at the Summer LASACT Conference each year. In addition, on the LASACT webpage www.lasact.org under the “Education” tab, there is a link to the Distance Learning Center for Addiction Studies (DLCAS) which offers online courses in co-occurring disorder and integrated services that meet this requirement. Of course, you may take advantage of any other options available to you for integrated/co-occurring treatment services education/training. 

1. Application Form that LASACT will provide and that will be posted on web site www.lasact.org under the Certification Tab.
2. Signed Code of Ethics Statement located at the bottom of the Application form.
3. Documentation of 20 hours of continuing education specific to integrated/co-occurring treatment services during the one-year certification period;
4. Appropriate Fee determined from the following Fee Schedule:
   • Fees for Two-Year Renewals for those holding only 1 credential ($125 rate);
   • $50 late fee for each credential is required if application is submitted after the expiration date;
   • $25 fee for each Offical International Certificate ordered (Optional);
   • All fees are non-refundable.