Certified peer support specialists — Billing.
RCW 71.24.924
in effect(1) Beginning January 1, 2027, a person who engages in the practice of peer support services and who bills a health carrier or medical assistance or whose employer bills a health carrier or medical assistance for those services must hold an active credential as a certified peer support specialist or certified peer support specialist trainee under chapter 18.420 RCW. (2) A person who is registered as an agency affiliated counselor under chapter 18.19 RCW who engages in the practice of peer support services and whose agency, as defined in RCW 18.19.020 , bills medical assistance for those services must hold a certificate as a certified peer support specialist or certified peer support specialist trainee under chapter 18.420 RCW no later than January 1, 2027.
(1) Beginning January 1, 2027, a person who engages in the practice of peer support services and who bills a health carrier or medical assistance or whose employer bills a health carrier or medical assistance for those services must hold an active credential as a certified peer support specialist or certified peer support specialist trainee under chapter 18.420 RCW.
(2) A person who is registered as an agency affiliated counselor under chapter 18.19 RCW who engages in the practice of peer support services and whose agency, as defined in RCW 18.19.020 , bills medical assistance for those services must hold a certificate as a certified peer support specialist or certified peer support specialist trainee under chapter 18.420 RCW no later than January 1, 2027.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=71.24&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026