| (a) A peer specialist supervisor must:
(1) be at least 18 years of age;
(2) be a:
(A) QCC;
(B) LPHA;
(C) QMHP-CS, with a QCC or LPHA supervising the QMHP-CS;
or
(D) QPS, with a QCC or LPHA supervising the QPS;
(3) pass criminal history and registry checks as described
in §354.3201 of this subchapter (relating to Criminal History
and Registry Checks);
(4) meet the training requirements in §354.3163
of this subchapter (relating to Supervisor Training) and §354.3165
of this subchapter (relating to Peer Specialist Supervisor Certification
Renewal Training); and
(5) be a certified peer specialist supervisor under
this subchapter.
(b) An LPHA or QCC supervising a QMHP-CS or QPS per
subsections (a)(2)(C) or (a)(2)(D) of this section must conduct:
(1) at least monthly documented meetings with each
QMHP-CS or QPS being supervised; and
(2) documented observation of a QMHP-CS or QPS providing
supervision at a frequency determined by the LPHA or QCC based on
the QMHP-CS's or QPS's skill level.
(c) A person who has at least two years of experience
supervising peer specialists, within the five years prior to the date
this rule is initially effective, may apply to a certification entity
to be grandfathered into peer specialist supervisor certification
under this subchapter. A person requesting to be grandfathered in
under this subsection must successfully complete the knowledge assessment
required by §354.3163(b) of this subchapter (relating to Supervisor
Training). If the person is unable to successfully complete the knowledge
assessment, the certification entity may:
(1) deny the request for grandfathering; or
(2) accept the request for grandfathering, with an
initial one-year certification during which the person must successfully
complete specific training and pass the knowledge assessment for that
training.
(d) A peer specialist supervisor must be certified
as such under this subchapter before providing supervision to a peer
specialist under this subchapter.
(e) If a peer specialist supervisor is also a peer
specialist, that person cannot supervise themselves.
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