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CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support Certification
Exam (Glossary and practice exam questions
for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist
Certification Preparation Guide)
adult - -an individual who is 18 years of age or older

-beneficiary/recipient - -an individual who receives peer services from a
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist

-California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) - -the certifying
entity approved by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
to certify peer support specialists, peer support specialist training entities,
and peer support specialist continuing education providers

-certificant - -an individual who has been certified as a Medi-Cal Peer
Support Specialist by CalMHSA

-certication - -indicated all requirements of a Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist have been met

-certifying entity - -indicates CalMHSA, the organization selected by
California Counties, with a plan approved by the Department of Health Care
Services, to certify Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists and approve training
providers.

-Code of Ethics - -a set of guidelines a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist in California adheres to around their roles and responsibilities and
levels of responsibility in which they function professionally.

-consumer - -a person who is receiving mental health and/or substance use
disorder (behavioral health services) in a public county behavioral health
delivery system.

-continued education - -the education a Certificant receives to further
develop their professional knowledge around best practices, updated laws,
and/or specialized training.

-core competencies - -minimum knowledge base necessary to perform role
or job activities as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist in California.

-county reciprocity - -the recognition of certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialists by public county behavioral health plans.

, -culturally appropriate services - -a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist is promoting engagement in a manner that best aligns with the
cultural beliefs and practices of the person they serve.

-dual relationship - -a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist's non-therapeutic
relationship with a recipient of care. It includes any activity identified as not
allowed within the Code of Ethics.

-grandparenting process - -the process by which an individual who is
employed as a peer on January 1, 2022, or prior to that date, are eligible to
seek certification as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist so long as they meet
the eligibility criteria and successfully pass the state-approved exam.

-initial certification - -the process for an applicant to become certified as a
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist for the first time so long as they meet the
eligibility criteria and successfully pass the state-approved exam.

-lived experience - -an individual's first-hand experience with a mental
health and/or substance use challenges, including the process of recovery
and engagement of resiliency within that experience.

-Medi-Cal - -California's Medicaid health care program that includes a
variety of medical services for children and adults with a qualifying income
or medical condition.

-Medi-Cal peer support specialist - -an individual who is 18 years of age or
older, who has self-identified as having lived experience with the process of
recovery from mental illness, substance use disorder, or both, either as a
consumer of these services or as a parent or family member of the
consumer, and who has been granted certification under a county Medi-Cal
Peer Support Specialist certification program.

-Medi-Cal peer support specialist services - -culturally appropriate services
that promote engagement, socialization, recovery, self-sufficiency, self-
advocacy, development of natural supports, and identification of strengths.
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist services include, but are not limited to,
prevention services, support, coaching, facilitation, or education that is
individualized and is conducted by a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist.

-natural supports - -the personal connections to an individual's community
that enhances the quality of their life.

-out-of-state reciprocity - -the recognition that an individual has received
certification for peer support from another state and they meet the
qualifications specified under the policies in this document.

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