(a) All peer specialist services must be recovery-oriented, person-centered, relationship-focused, and trauma-informed.
(b) Peer specialist services may include:
  (1) recovery and wellness support, which includes providing information on and support with planning for recovery;
  (2) mentoring, which includes serving as a role model and providing assistance in finding needed community resources and services; and
  (3) advocacy, which includes providing support in stressful or urgent situations, and helping to ensure that the recipient's rights are respected.
(c) Services may be provided individually or in a group.
(d) Participation in peer specialist services is voluntary.

Source Note: The provisions of this §354.3013 adopted to be effective January 1, 2019, 43 TexReg 8573