NRS 433.631: Certificate required to provide or supervise provision of peer recovery support services or hold self out as certified prevention specialist; exception for peer recovery support specialist interns; civil penalty. [Effective on the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its successor organization, ceases certifying certified prevention specialists, peer recovery support specialists or peer recovery support specialist supervisors.]

1. Except as authorized by subsection 2, a natural person shall not:

(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties or hold himself or herself out as authorized to provide peer recovery support services unless he or she:

(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and

(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support specialist issued by the Division.

(b) Supervise the provision of peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties or hold himself or herself out as authorized to supervise the provision of peer recovery support services unless he or she:

(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and

(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support specialist supervisor issued by the Division.

(c) Hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist unless he or she:

(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and

(2) Holds a valid certificate as a certified prevention specialist issued by the Division.

2. The Division may adopt regulations establishing conditions under which a natural person who is at least 18 years of age and is not certified as a peer recovery support specialist may:

(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties while acquiring the experience necessary for certification; and

(b) Use the title of “peer recovery support specialist intern.”

3. The Division may impose upon a natural person who violates this section a civil penalty in an amount prescribed by regulation of the Board.