Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) A peer
assistance program must operate according to written policies and procedures
designed to support the implementation of the program description.
(b) The policies and procedures for a peer
assistance program must comply with:
(1) this
chapter;
(2) any requirements of
the licensing or disciplinary authority that established or approved the
program; and
(3) all applicable
state or federal laws or rules.
(c) There must be at least one professional
in recovery from a substance use condition and one professional in recovery
from a mental health condition involved in program and policy development.
These individuals may be members of the governing board, staff, or members of
an advisory committee for the program.
(d) The written policies and procedures must
state philosophy and methods for program operation, including:
(1) the licensing or disciplinary authority's
role in the process and the program's relationship to the authority;
(2) procedures for maintaining
confidentiality;
(3) compliance
with applicable state and federal legal authority and regulations;
(4) eligibility criteria for
participants;
(5) the circumstances
under which an individual will be accepted as a participant in the
program;
(6) all formal agreements
(including consents for disclosure) required of participants;
(7) a description of the following processes,
including, where applicable, how they apply to self-referrals and participants:
(A) referral;
(B) assessment;
(C) intervention;
(D) drug testing;
(E) treatment;
(F) return to work;
(G) crisis and relapse;
(H) participant noncompliance with
intervention, drug testing, or treatment;
(I) participant dismissal from the
program;
(J) participant who moves
out of state; and
(K) participant
program completion;
(8)
the program's role in the accessing of treatment by the participant;
(9) participant records and related
documentation;
(10) program's
relationship to reporting third parties; and
(11) the criteria to be used for selection of
assessment and treatment referral resources.
(e) The policies and procedures must be
current, and staff must have access to applicable information.
