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Chapter 182-115 WAC

CERTIFIED PEER COUNSELOR

Last update: 11/7/25

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HTMLPDF182-115-0100Certified peer counselor.
HTMLPDF182-115-0300Peer support specialist supervisor training.

Disposition of sections formerly codified in this title

182-115-0200Certified peer counselor—Application, training, examination, and authority approval. [Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160. WSR 22-05-059, § 182-115-0200, filed 2/10/22, effective 3/13/22.] Repealed by WSR 25-08-033, filed 3/26/25, effective 7/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, and 71.24.920.

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Certified peer counselor.

(1) A certified peer counselor may provide medicaid-reimbursable peer services only:
(a) Through December 31, 2026;
(b) Under the clinical supervision of a mental health professional, or substance use disorder professional, or both:
(i) Who understands rehabilitation and recovery; and
(ii) Whose expertise aligns with the needs of the populations served by the certified peer counselor;
(c) When the services are provided in a licensed community behavioral health agency, as defined in WAC 246-341-0200; and
(d) When the certified peer counselor is credentialed as an agency-affiliated counselor under chapter 18.19 RCW.
(2) On January 1, 2027, the profession of certified peer support specialist, as defined in RCW 18.420.010, will supersede certified peer counselors. On and after that date, only certified peer support specialists and peer support specialist trainees may provide medicaid-reimbursable peer services.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, and 18.420.010. WSR 25-23-022, s 182-115-0100, filed 11/7/25, effective 12/8/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, and 71.24.920. WSR 25-08-033, s 182-115-0100, filed 3/26/25, effective 7/1/25. 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.]


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Peer support specialist supervisor training.

Only certified peer counselors or certified peer support specialists may qualify to take the authority's training to become recognized by the department of health as an approved supervisor.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, and 18.420.010. WSR 25-23-022, s 182-115-0300, filed 11/7/25, effective 12/8/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, and 71.24.920. WSR 25-08-033, s 182-115-0300, filed 3/26/25, effective 7/1/25; WSR 25-01-118, s 182-115-0300, filed 12/16/24, effective 1/16/25.]