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 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