BY STATE · WYOMING · 49 CFR §40.281

How to Become a DOT SAP in Wyoming

Becoming a DOT Substance Abuse Professional is one uniform federal pathway, set in 49 CFR §40.281 and applied the same way in every state. What is specific to Wyoming is the underlying clinical credential — the license or certification you earn through the boards below to satisfy the §40.281(a) requirement before you complete SAP qualification training and pass the national exam.

TRACK A

Addiction-counselor certification (the DOT counselor path)

This is the path that satisfies the §40.281(a) “drug and alcohol counselor” category, which DOT accepts only through a NAADAC-, IC&RC-, or NBCC-affiliated board. In Wyoming that credential is:

Certified Addictions Practitioner (CAP); Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant (CAPA); clinical tier Licensed Addictions Therapist (LAT)

IC&RC-affiliated: Yes

Issuing board: Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board (MHPLB)
Education requirement: Bachelor's degree or higher in chemical dependency/addiction or a related field approved by the Board (multiple pathways). Verify current pathways in Board Rules Ch. 3 (referral).
Supervised hours: Varies by education pathway — a non-addiction-degree pathway requires ~2,000 hours of direct-client-contact supervised experience (24–60 months); an addiction-specific bachelor pathway may require none. Confirm in Board Rules (referral).
Required exam: NAADAC NCAC Level II OR IC&RC AODA (ADC) exam, or other Board-approved exam.
Also accepted: Both accepted. CAP: NAADAC NCAC Level II, IC&RC AODA (ADC) exam, or another Board-approved exam; clinical LAT: NAADAC MAC, IC&RC AADC, or NBCC MAC. Wyoming's formal IC&RC member-board functions sit with Recover Wyoming (peer) and the WY Dept. of Health (prevention), but MHPLB accepts the IC&RC AODA exam, so the §40.281 path holds.

TRACK B

State clinical license

Wyoming also issues a clinical license that qualifies on its own under §40.281(a).

Licensed Addictions Therapist (LAT) — clinical (master-level) addiction LICENSE, distinct from the CAP certification

Issuing board: Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board (MHPLB)

OTHER PATHS

Other SAP-eligible boards in Wyoming

You do not have to be an addiction counselor. Any one of these Wyoming boards licenses a profession that satisfies one of the other five §40.281(a) SAP credential categories — physician, social worker, psychologist, employee assistance professional, or marriage and family therapist.

Social worker Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board (LCSW)

Psychologist Wyoming Board of Psychology

Marriage & family therapist Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board (LPC / LMFT)

Physician Wyoming Board of Medicine

THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS

The federal steps are the same in every state

Once you hold a qualifying Wyoming credential above, the rest of the SAP pathway is set by federal rule and does not change by state. See the full federal requirements →

1 What credential do you need to become a DOT SAP?
2 What knowledge does a SAP need?
3 What qualification training and exam are required?
4 What continuing education must a SAP maintain?
5 What documentation must a SAP keep?
6 What does a DOT SAP actually do?

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Last reviewed: 2026-07-07

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