(1) Except as specified under subsections (2) and (3) of this section, an applicant for certification as a peer specialist or trainee must meet one of the following requirements:

(a) Successful completion of an 80-hour peer services training course and the examinations developed by the health care authority under RCW 71.24.920; or

(b) Successful completion of an apprenticeship program reviewed and approved by the department and registered with the department of labor and industries.

(2) An applicant for certification as a peer specialist or a trainee who has previously completed the health care authority's 40-hour peer counselor training must complete the health care authority's gap training provided under RCW 71.24.920.

(3) An applicant for certification as a peer specialist or a trainee who obtained their training in another state must provide:

(a) One of the following:

(i) A certificate of completion from their out-of-state peer training provider; or

(ii) A copy of the out-of-state peer specialist or peer counselor credential; and

(b) Proof of completing the health care authority's peer counselor prerequisite training course and the gap training required in subsection (2) of this section.