Ohio Revised Code|Section 4758.51 | Continuing education.

                                                
(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this  section and in accordance with rules adopted under section 4758.20  of the Revised Code, each individual who holds a license,  certificate, or endorsement issued under this chapter, other than  an initial chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate,  shall complete during the period that the license, certificate, or  endorsement is in effect not less than the following number of  clock hours of continuing education as a condition of receiving a  renewed license, certificate, or endorsement: 
(1) In the case of an individual holding a prevention  specialist assistant certificate, twenty;
(2) In the case of an individual holding a gambling disorder  endorsement, six;
(3) In the case of any other individual, forty.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, an  individual whose license, certificate, or endorsement issued under  this chapter, other than an initial chemical dependency counselor  assistant certificate, has expired shall complete the number of  hours of continuing education specified in rules adopted under  section 4758.20 of the Revised Code as a condition of receiving a  restored license, certificate, or endorsement.
(C) The chemical dependency professionals board may waive the  continuing education requirements established under this section  for individuals who are unable to fulfill them because of military  service, illness, residence outside the United States, or any  other reason the board considers acceptable.