(1) A certified peer specialist trainee shall complete at least 1,000 hours of supervised experience providing volunteer or paid peer support services to participants under the supervision of an approved supervisor who meets the requirements under WAC 246-929-170, including at least 12 hours of supervision meetings.

(a) Supervised experience and supervision meetings may be provided through distance supervision or in-person supervision.

(b) Supervision meetings may be either individual or group supervision.

(c) A trainee may have multiple approved supervisors at the same time.

(d) Supervision obtained prior to July 1, 2025, or out-of-state, is not required to meet requirements for formal supervision as outlined in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The trainee and the approved supervisor must meet for supervision meetings every other week unless the trainee has had no participant contact since the last supervision meeting.

(3) The trainee's supervised experience and supervision meetings shall be reported on forms provided by the department with a signed attestation from the approved supervisor.