309.0836 Requirements for registration as a temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialist. An applicant for registration as a temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialist shall pay the board an initial fee for registration, and shall: (1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent; (3) Have completed at least forty (40) classroom hours of board -approved curriculum; (4) Have passed a written examination that has been approved by the board; (5) Have signed an agreement to abide by the standards of practice and code of ethics approved by the board; (6) Attest to being in recovery for a minimum of twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the date of registration from a substance -related disorder; (7) Have completed at least: (a) Sixteen (16) hours of ethics training; (b) Three (3) hours of domestic violence training; (c) Two (2) hours of training in the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus; (d) Ten (10) hours of advocacy training; (e) Ten (10) hours of training in mentoring and education; and (f) Ten (10) hours of training in recovery support; (8) Have submitted immunodeficiency virus; (d) Ten (10) hours of advocacy training; (e) Ten (10) hours of training in mentoring and education; and (f) Ten (10) hours of training in recovery support; (8) Have submitted two (2) letters of reference from certified alcohol and drug counselors or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors; (9) Live or work a majority of the time in Kentucky; and (10) Have complied with the requirement s for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management in KRS 210.366 and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 10, effective July 15, 2024.
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