Application for certification of certified peer support specialist I

1. An applicant shall submit a signed application for certification and all required information and documentation for certification in the form and manner prescribed by the division, along with: a. Proof of successful completion of division-approved peer support training; b. Three letters of recommendation: (1) One personal recommendation; (2) One professional recommendation; and (3) One recommendation that demonstrates the applicant's commitment to the applicant's or family member's recovery process; c. A personal statement that must detail how the applicant will use the individual's lived experience to benefit others through a peer relationship; and (1) The applicant's commitment to the recovery process, including information establishing a continued recovery for a year or longer; or (2) The applicant's commitment to the individual's family member's recovery process, including information establishing a period of recovery support for a year or longer; d. A signed North Dakota certified peer support specialist code of ethics; e. A nonrefundable application fee of fifty dollars; and f. The requirements of section 75-03-43-02. 2. The division shall consider an application for certification complete when it has received all information and documentation required under this section and section 75-03-43-02. The division shall notify an applicant if an application for certification is incomplete. The division may declare an application for certification withdrawn if an applicant fails to submit all required information and documentation within thirty days of the division's notification to the applicant that the application for certification is incomplete. 3. Upon receipt of a completed application for certification, the division shall review and determine an approval or denial of certification based on whether the applicant has submitted information to satisfy the eligibility and application for certification requirements under this section and section 75-03-43-02. 4. An applicant may appeal a decision to deny an application for certification by completing a written appeal with the department within thirty days of the decision. Upon receipt of a timely appeal, an administrative hearing must be governed by the provisions of chapter 75-01-03. 5. Applications for certification and all accompanying materials are subject to the open records requirements of North Dakota Century Code chapter 44-04.