Recertification

1. To renew a certification, a certified peer support specialist I shall submit an application for recertification, along with all required supporting information and documentation in the form and manner prescribed by the division. Application for recertification will be accepted within ninety days of expiration of current certificate. Information required for recertification includes: a. A personal statement that must include the applicant's experience as a certified peer support specialist I, and how the applicant will continue to use the individual's lived experience to benefit through a peer relationship. The statement must: (1) Demonstrate the applicant's commitment to the recovery process, including information establishing a period of continued recovery for a year or longer; or (2) Demonstrate the applicant's commitment to an individual family member's recovery process; b. A signed North Dakota certified peer support specialist code of ethics; c. Evidence of compliance with section 75-03-43-02; and d. A nonrefundable application fee of fifty dollars. 2. To renew a certification, a certified peer support specialist II shall submit an application for recertification, along with all required supporting information and documentation in the form and manner prescribed by the division. Application for recertification will be accepted within ninety days of expiration of current certificate. Information required for recertification includes: a. A personal statement that must detail the applicant's experience as a peer support specialist II and how the applicant will continue to provide direction, develop competence, skills, and ethical expertise in a collaborative manner with certified peer support specialists I; b. A signed North Dakota certified peer support specialist code of ethics; c. Evidence of compliance with section 75-03-43-02; and d. A nonrefundable application fee of fifty dollars. 3. If a certified peer support specialist I or II does not submit an application for recertification, the individual shall not be eligible to practice as a certified peer support specialist I or II after the individual's certification has expired. The division may extend the renewal deadline for an applicant who has proof of a hardship as recognized by the division. The decision to deny a request for extension is not an appealable decision. 4. The division shall consider an application for recertification complete when it has received all information and documentation required under this section and section 75-03-43-02. The division shall notify a certified peer support specialist I or II if an application for recertification is incomplete. The division may declare an application for recertification withdrawn if a certified peer support specialist I or II fails to submit all required information and documentation within thirty days of the division's notification to the certified peer support specialist I or II that the application for recertification is incomplete. 5. Upon receipt of a completed application for recertification, the division shall review and determine an approval or denial of recertification based on whether the certified peer support specialist I or II has submitted information to satisfy the eligibility and application for recertification requirements under this section and section 75-03-43-02. 6. A certified peer support specialist I or II may appeal a decision to deny an application for recertification 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. 7. Applications for recertification and all accompanying materials are subject to the open records requirements of North Dakota Century Code chapter 44-04. 8. If a certified peer support specialist I or II certification lapses, the applicant shall apply for certification under the provisions of section 75-03-43-03.