Mental health services: peer support specialist certification.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill removes the requirement for a high school diploma or equivalent degree to become a certified peer support specialist in California. It also expands the definition of ‘community health worker’ to include peer support specialists, effectively recognizing their skills and experience within broader healthcare programs. The bill aims to increase access to mental health services by streamlining the certification process and leveraging the expertise of individuals with lived experience.
Key provisions
- Removes the high school diploma requirement for peer support specialist certification.
- Defines ‘community health worker’ to include peer support specialists.
- Deems a certified peer support specialist as meeting education and training requirements for community health workers.
- Updates the definition of ‘community health worker’ to include specific terms like Promotores and Promotores de Salud.
- Requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to develop statewide requirements for community health worker certificate programs.
- Establishes criteria for specialty certificates within community health worker programs.
- Allows for recognition of past experience as a community health worker towards certification.
Who is affected
- Individuals seeking peer support specialist certification
- Medi-Cal recipients
- Mental health service providers
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