{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8669.82","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8669.82","heading":"","body":"(a) An EMS provider may establish a peer support and crisis referral program. The program shall be responsible for providing a network of peer representatives, reflective of the provider’s workforce both in job positions and personal experiences, who are available to come to the aid of their fellow employees on a broad range of emotional or professional issues.\n(b) The peer support and crisis referral program may provide employee support and referral services for matters that include any of the following:\n(1) Substance use and substance abuse.\n(2) Critical incident stress.\n(3) Family issues.\n(4) Grief support.\n(5) Legal issues.\n(6) Line-of-duty deaths.\n(7) Serious injury or illness.\n(8) Suicide.\n(9) Victims of crime.\n(10) Workplace issues.\n(c) A peer support program shall be implemented through a labor-management agreement negotiated separately and apart from a collective bargaining agreement covering affected emergency medical personnel, if any.\n(d) Sessions provided by a peer support program shall not count toward the total number of mental health treatments per issue required by Section 884 of the Labor Code.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act [8550. - 8669.87.]","ARTICLE 23. California Emergency Medical Services Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services [8669.8. - 8669.87.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"aa7b625b624c1aec0687c70bb1bd21de2c6a75d4b8b3b6f553c1fd52d401bdb7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8669.81","next":"us-ca/gov-8669.84"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}