Section 309.0836 - Requirements for registration as a temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialistAn applicant for registration as a temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialist shall pay the board an initial fee for registration, and shall:
(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent;(3) Have completed at least forty (40) classroom hours of board-approved curriculum;(4) Have passed a written examination that has been approved by the board;(5) Have signed an agreement to abide by the standards of practice and code of ethics approved by the board;(6) Attest to being in recovery for a minimum of twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the date of registration from a substance-related disorder;(7) Have completed at least:(a) Sixteen (16) hours of ethics training;(b) Three (3) hours of domestic violence training;(c) Two (2) hours of training in the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus;(d) Ten (10) hours of advocacy training;(e) Ten (10) hours of training in mentoring and education; and(f) Ten (10) hours of training in recovery support;(8) Have submitted two (2) letters of reference from certified alcohol and drug counselors or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors;(9) Live or work a majority of the time in Kentucky; and(10) Have complied with the requirements for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management in KRS 210.366 and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.Added by 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 89,§ 10, eff. 7/15/2024.