(1) Peer mentoring is a form of mentorship that takes place between a person who is living through the experience of having a developmental disability or family member of a person who has a developmental disability (peer mentor) and a person who is new to that experience (the peer mentee).

(2) Peer mentors utilize their personal experiences to provide support and guidance to a waiver participant and family members of a waiver participant.

(3) Peer mentors may orient a waiver participant to local community services, programs, and resources and provide answers to participants' questions or suggest other sources of support.

(4) Peer mentoring is available in the IFS waiver.