Recognized
Clock Hours (RCHs): Purpose and Process
The
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board credentials chemical
dependency counselors and prevention specialists in the state
of Ohio. These professionals are required to obtain continuing
education hours for initial application and renewal of their credential
in various content areas. Professionals renew their credential
every two years and are required to verify 40 hours of continuing
education.
Please view the following link to review the various educational
content areas required:
RCH Classification
Definitions
RCH Report Listing
The
Board office generates and maintains a list of pre-approved educational
events. This list contains information on the title, location,
date and cost of the events and is updated on a monthly basis.
Individuals
interested in obtaining a copy of this list can do so by contacting
the Board office via telephone at 614-387-1110, by emailing our
office at credentialing@ocdp.state.oh.us,
or by downloading the PDF below.
RCH
Report (pdf)
List
of Homestudy Providers (pdf)
Sponsors
of RCHs
Organizations who sponsor or provide educational events may submit
an RCH Program Sponsor Application to the Board for approval and
awarding of RCH endorsement. RCHs are Recognized Clock Hours that
have been approved by the Board for use by applicants and professionals
toward their credentialing process. Upon approval of an RCH Program
Sponsor Application, the Board will award the program sponsor
a Program Identification Number (PID#) along with the number of
RCHs to be awarded for attendance.
Training that is appropriate for chemical dependency counselors
may not always be appropriate for the prevention field, and the
reverse is also true. Therefore, the Board assigns each program
with a letter designating approval for CD specific hours (C),
prevention hours (P), clinical supervisory hours (S), diagnostic
hours (D) and field related hours (R). The letter designation
is placed behind the PID number and assists the professional in
determining which educational events are appropriate for their
credential.
RCH Sponsor App
RCH Classification
Definitions
Providers
of RCHs
An organization that has sponsored 50 hours of Board approved
training may apply to become an RCH Provider by completing the
RCH Provider Application. Provider status gives the organization
a Provider Number (PVN) to use on all programs that are applicable
to the field of chemical dependency counseling and prevention.
Organizations can apply for a one or two year Provider Number.
Once approved, it is the organizations responsibility to use their
approval number and assign letter designations to their educational
events. In addition, each provider must submit a quarterly report
to the Board which details the educational events they have been
conducting.
RCH Provider App
RCH Provider Renewal Application
RCH Provider Handbook
Provider
Quarterly Report
RCH
Report Listings
