Kentucky Statutes 309.0831 – Requirements for registration as an alcohol and drug peer support specialist
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An applicant for registration as an 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 five hundred (500) hours of board-approved experience working with persons having a substance use disorder, twenty-five (25) hours of which shall have been under the direct supervision of:
(a) A certified alcohol and drug counselor who has at least two (2) years post- certification experience and has attended the board-sponsored supervision training; or
(b) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who has at least twelve (12) months of post-licensure experience or has attended the board-sponsored supervision training;
(4) Have completed at least forty (40) classroom hours of board-approved curriculum; (5) Have passed a written examination that has been approved by the board;
(6) Have signed an agreement to abide by the standards of practice and code of ethics approved by the board;
(7) Attest to being in recovery for a minimum of one (1) year from a substance-related disorder;
(8) Have completed at least sixteen (16) hours of ethics training; three (3) hours of domestic violence training; two (2) hours of training in the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus; ten (10) hours of advocacy training; ten (10) hours of training in mentoring and education; and ten (10) hours of training in recovery support;
(9) Have submitted two (2) letters of reference from certified alcohol and drug counselors or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors;
(10) Live or work at least a majority of the time in Kentucky; and
(11) Have complied with the requirements for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management in KRS § 210.366 and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.
Effective: March 1, 2021
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 8, effective March 1, 2021. — Created
2015 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 5, effective June 24, 2015.
(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 309.0831
- Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) Have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent;
(3) Have completed five hundred (500) hours of board-approved experience working with persons having a substance use disorder, twenty-five (25) hours of which shall have been under the direct supervision of:
(a) A certified alcohol and drug counselor who has at least two (2) years post- certification experience and has attended the board-sponsored supervision training; or
(b) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who has at least twelve (12) months of post-licensure experience or has attended the board-sponsored supervision training;
(4) Have completed at least forty (40) classroom hours of board-approved curriculum; (5) Have passed a written examination that has been approved by the board;
(6) Have signed an agreement to abide by the standards of practice and code of ethics approved by the board;
(7) Attest to being in recovery for a minimum of one (1) year from a substance-related disorder;
(8) Have completed at least sixteen (16) hours of ethics training; three (3) hours of domestic violence training; two (2) hours of training in the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus; ten (10) hours of advocacy training; ten (10) hours of training in mentoring and education; and ten (10) hours of training in recovery support;
(9) Have submitted two (2) letters of reference from certified alcohol and drug counselors or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors;
(10) Live or work at least a majority of the time in Kentucky; and
(11) Have complied with the requirements for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management in KRS § 210.366 and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.
Effective: March 1, 2021
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 8, effective March 1, 2021. — Created
2015 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 5, effective June 24, 2015.