(a) An applicant must submit all required information
and documentation to a certification entity electronically or in hard
copy, as specified by the certification entity, including:
(1) application form;
(2) proof of core training and supplemental training;
(3) state-issued identification; and
(4) signed ethics statement.
(b) For each applicant, the certification entity must
conduct the background checks required in §354.3201 of this division
(relating to Criminal History and Registry Checks).
(c) Application approval must be based on the requirements
in §354.3051 of this subchapter (relating to Minimum Qualifications)
and §354.3201 of this division.
(d) Application approval or disapproval must be communicated
to the applicant within 60 calendar days. Notice of disapproval must
include the reason(s) for disapproval and information on how to file
an appeal.
(e) An applicant who is not approved may file an appeal
per Division 8 of this subchapter (relating to Complaints, Appeals,
and Hearings).
(f) For an approved applicant, the certification entity
issues a peer specialist certification, including an endorsement based
on the supplemental training completed by the person per §354.3159
of this subchapter (relating to Core and Supplemental Training). Each
peer specialist certification includes:
(1) a certificate number;
(2) the peer specialist's endorsement, based on lived
experience and supplemental training, as a:
(A) Mental Health Peer Specialist; or
(B) Recovery Support Peer Specialist;
(3) the date the certification will expire; and
(4) the name of the certification entity.
(g) A peer specialist may only provide services consistent
with the endorsement on the person's certification, as listed in subsection
(f)(2) of this section. However, a person with lived experience in
recovery from both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder
may apply to receive both supplemental trainings.
(1) Documentation of each supplemental training under
this subsection must be provided to the certification entity to have
a second endorsement added to the person's certification.
(2) Two endorsements do not require additional supervised
work experience under §354.3205 of this division (relating to
Initial Peer Specialist Certification).
(3) Two endorsements do not require additional certification
renewal training hours.
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