Participating States in the DECP

In 1990 when the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program was officially established as a national training and certification program, there were eight participating states, including the District of Columbia. 

Today the program is established in 49 states, in the District of Columbia, and throughout Canada.

The following lists each state who participates in the DECP and the year it entered the DEC Program:

Alabama                          2009

Alaska                             2004

Arizona                           1987

Arkansas                         1991

California                        1990 (LAPD DRE Program began in 1980)

Colorado                         1990

Connecticut                      2011

Delaware                         2005
         
District of Columbia        1990

Florida                            1993

Georgia                           1991

Hawaii                            1995

Idaho                               1996

Illinois                             1996

Indiana                            1990

Iowa                                1991

Kansas                            1995

Kentucky                         2005

Louisiana                        1992
         
Maine                             1991

Maryland                        1990

Massachusetts                1998

Michigan                        2010

Minnesota                      1991

Mississippi                    2009

Missouri                        1992

Montana                         2003

Nebraska                       1991

Nevada                          1993

New Hampshire             1991

New Jersey                    1991

New Mexico                  1992

New York                      1990

North Carolina               2000

North Dakota                  1999

Ohio                                2010

Oklahoma                       1991

Oregon                           1995

Pennsylvania                  2004

Rhode Island                  1990

South Carolina               2002

South Dakota                  2006

Tennessee                      2005

Texas                             1990

Vermont                          2006

Utah                                1994

Virginia                          1990

Washington                    1996

Wisconsin                      1995

Wyoming                        2006