States That Have Adopted the ACA Code of Ethics Professional Counseling State Licensure Boards Adopted the ACA Code of Ethics into their Rules and Regulations Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No No No Professional Counseling State Licensure Boards Adopted the ACA Code of Ethics into their Rules and Regulations New Hampshire No New Jersey Yes* New Mexico No New York No North Carolina Yes North Dakota Yes Ohio Yes* Oklahoma No Oregon No Pennsylvania Yes* Puerto Rico No Rhode Island No South Carolina Yes* South Dakota Yes Tennessee Yes Texas No Utah Yes Vermont No Virginia No Washington No West Virginia Yes Wisconsin No Wyoming Yes Of the 52 jurisdictions, 19 have adopted the ACA Code of Ethics. *The board subscribes to the code of ethics and practice standards for counselors promulgated by the American Counseling Association. ACA’s standards shall be used as aids in resolving ambiguities which may arise in interpretation of the rules of professional ethics and conduct, except that the board’s rules of standards of ethical practice and professional conduct shall prevail whenever any conflict exists between these rules and ACA’s standards.