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 44 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:
Alaska 2004
Arizona 1986
Arkansas 1991
California 1990
Colorado 1990
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
Minnesota 1991
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
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