(a) An instructor must:
(1) be a certified peer specialist in good standing,
and must have the certification endorsement related to any supplemental
training before providing that training;
(2) if part of an organization certified to provide
training under this subchapter, rather than certified as an individual,
be approved by the organization to provide each type of training described
in this subchapter before facilitating that training; and
(3) use training curricula pre-approved by HHSC, including
the knowledge assessment(s) required by §354.3159(e) (relating
to Core and Supplemental Training) and §354.3163(b) (relating
to Supervisor Training) of this division.
(b) An instructor who has been consistently providing
peer specialist training in the two years before the initial effective
date of this section may apply to a certification entity to be approved
as an instructor under this subchapter without meeting the requirements
in:
(1) subsection (a)(1) of this section; and
(2) subsection (a)(2) of this section, except that
the instructor may only provide supplemental training in the area
of specialty for which they have historically provided training.
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