Registered Agency Affiliated Counselor
- Apply online
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Getting started
Online Application Instructions
Online application instructions are on our website.
Once you have completed the process, you will find your pending credential number on Provider Credential Search. Refer to this credential number any time you contact the Department of Health or submit paperwork.
- Apply on paper
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Student interns, peer counselors, and juvenile probation counselors should apply as registered AACs.
The following forms are required for completing the application process. Please download and print forms.
- Registered agency affiliated counselor application packet (PDF)
- Agency affiliated counselor expired credential activation application (PDF)
- Credential verification (PDF)
- Employment or student verification (PDF) – Registered AAC
- Agency affiliated counselor supplemental employer contact (PDF)
- Attestation of recovery (PDF)
- Renewal requirements
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Agency affiliated counselors must renew their license every year. Credentials expire on the credential holder's birthday and may be renewed within 90 days of the expiration date.
Certified or Licensed Agency Affiliated Counselor
- Apply online
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Getting started
Online Application Instructions
Online application instructions are on our website.
Once you have completed the process, you will find your pending credential number on Provider Credential Search. Refer to this credential number any time you contact the Department of Health or submit paperwork.
- Apply on paper
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The following forms are required for completing the application process. Please download and print forms.
- Certified agency affiliated counselor application packet (PDF)
- Licensed agency affiliated counselor application packet (PDF)
- Credential verification (PDF)
- Employment verification – Certified and Licensed AAC (PDF)
- Agency affiliated counselor supplemental employer contact (PDF)
- Attestation of recovery (PDF)
- Renewal requirements
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Agency affiliated counselors must renew their license every year. Credentials expire on the credential holder's birthday and may be renewed within 90 days of the expiration date.
Fee Schedule
- See credentialing fees
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- Initial registration - $175
- Renewal - $185
- Late renewal penalty - $95
- Expired registration reissuance - $50
- Duplicate credential - $10
- Certification letter - $25
Fees submitted with applications for initial credentialing, examinations, renewal, and other fees associated with the licensing and regulation of the profession are non-refundable, per WAC 246-12-340.
Process for Approving/Denying Applications
We finish the final review for approval after a credentialing specialist verifies that the application is fully complete and complies with the requirements in chapter 18.19 RCW and chapter 246-810 WAC. We complete background checks and make sure applicants have submitted the required fees. Credentialing supervisors and lead workers have the authority to approve routine applications. The disciplining authority may conduct further review if the credentialing supervisor can't verify the applicant meets all requirements. We'll formally notify applicants of a denial. Those applicants may request a hearing to appeal the decision.