To provide specialized habilitation services, a provider must be contracted with DDA for this service, have one year of experience working with people with a developmental or intellectual disability, and be one of the following:

(1) A certified life skills coach;

(2) An individual with a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in social work, sociology, psychology, education, child development, gerontology, nursing, or other related field; or

(3) An individual in a university internship program for social work, sociology, psychology, education, child development, gerontology, sociology, or nursing.