Section 449.154892 - Required knowledge, training and evaluation for employee, volunteer or contractor1. Each person employed, retained as a volunteer or retained pursuant to a contract by a peer support recovery organization to provide peer support services shall: (a) Obtain a working knowledge of the provisions of this chapter which govern the licensing of peer support recovery organizations before providing peer support services to the clients of the peer support recovery organization. The peer support recovery organization must provide a copy of those provisions to a person who provides peer support services before the person who provides peer support services may provide peer support services to the clients of the peer support recovery organization.(b) Participate in and complete a training program before independently providing peer support services to the clients of the peer support recovery organization. The training program must include an opportunity for the person who provides peer support services to receive on-the-job instruction provided to clients of the peer support recovery organization, if the administrator of the peer support recovery organization or the administrator's designee provides supervision during this instruction to determine whether the person who provides peer support services is able to provide peer support services successfully and independently to the client.(c) Receive training:(1) In the written documentation of:(I) Peer support services provided to the clients of the peer support recovery organization; and(II) Verification of time records.(2) That is specifically related to the peer support services provided by the peer support recovery organization, including, as applicable, training in the core competencies, duties, responsibilities and ethics of persons who provide peer support services.(3) In the rights of clients, including, without limitation, training in methods to protect client confidentiality pursuant to state and federal regulations.(4) Related to informal counseling, social support and advocacy.(5) Related to communication skills, including, without limitation, active listening, problem solving, conflict resolution and techniques for communicating through alternative modes with persons with communication or sensory impairments.2. Each person employed, retained as a volunteer or retained pursuant to a contract by a peer support recovery organization to provide peer support services must: (a) Be evaluated and determined to be competent by the peer support recovery organization in the required areas of training set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 1.(b) Have evidence of successful completion of a training program that includes the areas of training set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 which precedes the date on which the person first begins providing peer support services to a client.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.154892
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R120-16A, eff. 9/21/2017