Section 354.3105 - Peer Specialist Supervisor Minimum Qualifications(a) A peer specialist supervisor must: (1) be at least 18 years of age;(2) be a: (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.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 354.3105
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 52, December 28, 2018, TexReg 8578, eff. 1/1/2019