(1) A certified peer specialist shall meet the following before becoming a peer specialist supervisor candidate:

(a) Hold an active peer specialist certification;

(b) Complete at least 1,000 hours of experience after becoming a certified peer specialist; and

(c) Complete the peer specialist supervisor training course provided by the health care authority under RCW 71.24.920.

(2) Peers who were supervisors prior to July 1, 2025, may qualify without joint supervision experience if they meet the conditions of WAC 246-929-170(2).

(3) Joint supervision is when an approved supervisor works together with a peer specialist supervisor candidate who is obtaining experience to become an approved supervisor. The peer specialist must obtain at least 500 hours of joint supervision experience to be eligible to be an approved supervisor.

(4) When providing joint supervision, the approved supervisor is the primary supervisor and may delegate tasks to the peer specialist supervisor candidate according to their skills and abilities. This includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Mentoring and advising trainees;

(b) Supervision of nontrainee peers while providing services;

(c) Addressing concerns around participant treatment or issues requiring immediate actions;

(d) Leading group supervision meetings under the observation of the approved supervisor;

(e) Shadowing an approved supervisor; and

(f) Other tasks preapproved by the approved supervisor. 

(5) The supervisor candidate may not be the primary supervisor for a peer specialist trainee, may not approve or modify documentation for the participant's recovery plan or treatment plan, may not hold individual supervision meetings, and shall not sign off on any documentation as the trainee's supervisor.

(6) The approved supervisor and peer specialist supervisor candidate must meet at least once a month to discuss the ongoing supervision of trainees working with the peer specialist supervisor candidate.

(7) The approved supervisor must provide, on forms provided by the department, an attestation that the supervisor candidate obtained at least 500 hours of joint supervision experience under their supervision.