Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.07.19 - CERTIFICATION OF PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS AND FAMILY SUPPORT PARTNERS
Section 16.07.19.300 - FAMILY SUPPORT PARTNER - CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Current through August 31, 2023
Each applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and meet the minimum qualifications and requirements listed below to be certified as a family support partner in Idaho. (3-17-22)
01. Educational Requirements. Each applicant for a family support partner certification must have, at a minimum, a high school diploma or GED certificate. (3-17-22)
02. Training Requirements. Each applicant must complete a minimum of forty (40) hours of training that includes, at a minimum, the following Family Support Partner competency areas: (3-17-22)
03. Work or Volunteer Experience Requirements. Each applicant must obtain supervised experience providing family support services. A six (6) month certification may be granted according to Section 111 of these rules to an applicant who lacks required experience. (3-17-22)
04. Supervision Requirements. A six (6) month certification may be granted according to Section 111 of these rules to an applicant who lacks the required work or volunteer supervision hours required in Subsection 300.03 of this rule. (3-17-22)
05. Person Self-Identified with Lived Experience. Each applicant must identify as an individual with lived experience as a parent or adult caregiver who is raising a child or has raised a child who lives with a mental illness or mental illness with a co-occurring substance use disorder. (3-17-22)