North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 75 - Department of Human Services
Article 75-03 - Community Services
Chapter 75-03-43 - Certified Peer Support Specialists
Section 75-03-43-02 - Eligibility

a. Self-identify as an individual who has personal lived experience and is willing to publicly identify as an individual in recovery from a mental health disorder, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, or any combination thereof; or a family member who has personal lived experience with an individual with a mental health disorder, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, or any combination thereof;

b. At least eighteen years of age;

c. Currently resides or is employed within the state;

d. Have a high school diploma, general equivalency diploma, or can demonstrate the ability to read and write at a level proficient for training, documentation, and the type of work peer support will require; and

e. Successfully complete a division-approved peer support training program.

a. Self-identify as an individual who has personal lived experience and is willing to publicly identify as an individual in recovery from a mental health disorder, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, or any combination thereof; or a family member who has personal lived experience with an individual with a mental health disorder, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, or any combination thereof;

b. At least eighteen years of age;

c. Currently resides or is employed within the state;

d. Have a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma or can demonstrate the ability to read and write at a level proficient for training, documentation, and the type of work peer support will require;

e. Successfully complete a division approved peer support training program; and

f. Applicant has at least one thousand five hundred direct service hours as a peer support specialist.