Utah Admin. Code R523-5-9 - Requirements to Remain Qualified as a PSS
(1)
Complete at least twenty (20) hours of continuing education (CEUs) every two
(2) years including two (2) hours of ethics training, six (6) hours pertaining
specifically to peer support services, one (1) hour of suicide prevention
training and eleven (11) hours of general mental health and/or substance use
disorder training.
(2) Each PSS
shall maintain adequate documentation as proof of compliance with this Section,
such as a certificate of completion, school transcript, course description, or
other course materials. The PSS shall retain this proof for a period of three
years after the end of the renewal cycle for which the continuing education is
due; and
(a) At a minimum, the documentation
shall contain the following:
(i) Date of the
course;
(ii) Name of the course
provider;
(iii) Name of the
instructor;
(iv) Course
title;
(v) Number of hours of
continuing education credit; and
(vi) Course objectives.
(3) Each certified PSS shall abide
by the Provider Code of Conduct pursuant to Section R495-876, and as also found
in the Department of Human Services Provider Code of Conduct Policy.
(a) Each employer that becomes aware of a
certified PSS engaging in unprofessional or unlawful conduct, or has violated
the provider code of conduct shall:
(i)
immediately take action to review the allegations,
(ii) take steps to ensure that all
individuals involved with the allegation are protected, and
(iii) notify the Division within 30
days.
(b) Termination of
certification shall be made effective immediately if the alleged violation(s)
results in one or more of the following:
(i)
personal financial gain through deception, or a business transaction with a
client, by the PSS,
(ii) physical
or emotional harm to a person that is caused by the PSS, or
(iii) a financial loss to a client, the
State, or another employee that is caused by the PSS.
(c) The Division shall take the following
actions when it becomes aware of a certified PSS in violation of the provider
code of conduct that does not result in immediate termination:
(i) Within 30 days of becoming aware of the
violation(s), the Division shall notify the certified PSS, in writing, through
a Notice of Agency Action specifying the area(s) of noncompliance.
(ii) Within 30 days of receiving a notice of
Agency Action, the certified PSS shall submit an acceptable written plan to the
Division explaining how they will achieve compliance.
(iii) All plans shall demonstrate how the
certified PSS shall be in compliance within 30 days after receiving the Notice
of Agency Action.
(iv) If an
acceptable plan of action is not received by the Division within 30 days of
sending the Notice of Agency Action, the certified PSS shall be notified that
their certification has been suspended until an acceptable plan is submitted to
the Division.
(v) A certified PSS
must cease providing any and all peer support services until a suspension is
lifted.
(d) The Division
shall revoke the certification of any certified PSS for the following reasons:
(i) The certified PSS fails to provide the
Division with written evidence of compliance to a plan of action within 30 days
after the PSS receives a Notice of Agency Action that their certification has
been suspended.
(ii) The certified
PSS continues to provide peer support services during the period of a
suspension; or
(iii) The certified
PSS receives more than two notices of noncompliance with the Provider Code of
Conduct in a one-year period.
(e) Any PSS whose certification has been
revoked may request an informal hearing with the Division director or designee,
in writing, within 10 business days of receiving notice of
revocation.
(f) The Division
director or designee shall review the request and determine to uphold, amend or
reverse the action within 10 business days, and the Division shall inform the
PSS of the decision in writing.
(g)
Any PSS with a revoked certification may not reapply for recertification for a
period of twelve months.
(h) If a
certified PSS fails to complete the requirements for CEUs, their certificate
will be allowed to expire and shall not be renewed until the required CEUs have
been completed and submitted to the Division for approval.
Notes
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