Act No. 170 Page 1 of 1
2024
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Act No. 170 (H.847). An act relating to peer support provider and peer recovery support
specialist certification
Subjects: Certification; professions and occupations; peer support providers; peer
recovery support specialists
This act adds peer support providers and peer recovery support specialists as
professions regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR). Sec. 2 authorizes
OPR to inquire into the criminal background histories of applicants for initial certification
and certificate renewal. Secs. 3 and 3a set the initial certification fee and the biennial
renewal fee for peer support providers and peer recovery support specialists.
Sec. 4 of the act establishes a new chapter in Title 26 pertaining to the regulation of
peer support providers and peer recovery support specialists. Specifically, it defines “peer
support” and “recovery support services” among other terms; indicates that the work of
noncertified peer support providers or noncertified peer recovery support specialists is
not prohibited under the act; requires that an individual be certified if the individual calls
themselves a certified peer support provider or certified peer recovery support specialist;
establishes the duties of the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation under the
chapter; establishes eligibility for certification; establishes eligibility to serve as an
advisor to the Director; and articulates what constitutes unprofessional conduct for a peer
support provider and peer recovery support specialist.
Sec. 5 requires the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation to adopt rules for
the implementation of the chapter.
Multiple effective dates, beginning on June 10, 2024
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 3-122, 3-123, 3-125
As Passed By the House -- Official: 3-122, 3-123, 3-125
As Passed By the House -- Unofficial: 3-122, 3-123, 3-125
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 3-122, 3-123, 3-125
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 3-122, 3-123, 3-125
As Enacted: 3-122, 3-123, 3-125