(1) The authority recognizes a person as a certified peer counselor who can provide medicaid-reimbursable peer counseling services when the person meets the requirements in WAC
182-115-0200.
(2) Certified peer counselors who provide services to people enrolled in medicaid must be under the clinical supervision of a mental health professional and/or substance use disorder professional who understands rehabilitation and recovery. The clinical supervisor's expertise should be aligned with the needs of the populations served by the certified peer counselor.
(3) Certified peer counselors must provide services to people enrolled in medicaid under a licensed community behavioral health agency as defined in WAC
246-341-0200 and certified under WAC
246-341-0724.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and
41.05.160. WSR 22-05-059, § 182-115-0100, filed 2/10/22, effective 3/13/22.]