WAC 246-929-130. Education and examination requirements

(1) Except as specified under subsections (2) and (3) of this section, an applicant for certification as a peer support specialist or trainee must meet one of the following requirements: (a) Successful completion of an 80-hour peer services training course and the examinations developed by the health care authority under RCW 71.24.920 ; or (b) Successful completion of an apprenticeship program reviewed and approved by the department and registered with the department of labor and industries. (2) An applicant for certification as a peer support specialist or a trainee who has previously completed the health care authority's 40-hour peer counselor training must complete the health care authority's gap training provided under RCW 71.24.920 . (3) An applicant for certification as a peer support specialist or a trainee who obtained their training in another state must provide: (a) One of the following: (i) A certificate of completion from their out-of-state peer training provider; or (ii) A copy of the out-of-state peer support specialist or peer counselor credential; and (b) Proof of completing the health care authority's peer counselor prerequisite training course and the gap training required in subsection (2) of this section.