A certification entity must have:
(1) experience licensing or certifying a professional
or paraprofessional group;
(2) documented application procedures for each certification
type;
(3) documented procedures for certification renewal
of peer specialists and peer specialist supervisors;
(4) documented procedures for investigating complaints
and taking action against a certified person or training entity, as
needed;
(5) documented procedures for processing appeals or
grievances;
(6) documented procedures for determining reciprocity
with another state's peer specialist or peer specialist supervisor
certification;
(7) a documented fee policy;
(8) documented procedures for taking each possible
action on a certification, including late renewal, expiration, inactive
status, suspension, revocation, and voluntary relinquishment;
(9) documented procedures for initial certification
and renewal criminal history and registry checks, per §354.3201
of this subchapter (relating to Criminal History and Registry Checks);
(10) documented policy and procedures for an exception
process for background checks, per §354.3201(l) of this subchapter,
if the certification entity plans to offer an exception process;
(11) documented procedures for monitoring approved
training entities; and
(12) a plan for professional translation of application
and certification renewal documents into prevalent languages.
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