Continuing education

1. Twenty hours of continuing education are required for a two-year certification period. At least two hours of continuing education must be on the topic of peer support specialist ethics. No more than four hours of continuing education can be completed by self-study or distance learning methods unless an exception is granted by the division. If a certified peer support specialist I or II is certified in July or later of a calendar year, the two-year continuing education reporting cycle beings the following year. The division may require evidence that an applicant for recertification has completed continuing education requirements. 2. A certified peer support specialist II shall complete all continuing education requirements as outlined in subsection 1 along with four additional hours of training specific to supervision of peer support specialists.