Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 206 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - PEER SUPPORT › Section 206-7-003 - DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Current through June 17, 2024
A certificate may be denied, refused renewal, or have other
	 disciplinary measures taken against it on any of the following grounds:
(A) Not respecting the privacy and
  confidentiality of private information shared by people utilizing peer support
  services and disclosing confidential information except as permitted by
  law;
(B) Engaging in a romantic or
  sexual relationship with the people utilizing peer support where the
  certificate holder is employed or providing peer support services to anyone
  with whom the certificate holder had romantic or sexual relationship with in
  the past;
(C) Using clients of peer
  support services for improper financial gain or putting the client at risk of
  exploitation or harm;
(D)
  Intimidating, threatening, harassing, using undue influence, physical force or
  verbal abuse, or making unwarranted promises of benefits to any individual that
  utilizes peer support services;
(E)
  Abuse of a substance or a substance use disorder, not in remission, related to
  alcohol, drugs, controlled substances or any mind-altering substance;
(F) Practice as a Certified Peer Support
  Specialist while his or her ability to practice is impaired by alcohol, drugs,
  controlled substances, or any mind-altering substances or mental health
  disorder with serious functional impairments;
(G) Misrepresentation of information provided
  in procuring or attempting to procure certification;
(H) Practice as a Certified Peer Support
  Specialist fraudulently, beyond its authorized scope, with gross incompetence
  or gross negligence, or in a pattern of incompetence or negligent conduct. Use
  of any letters, words, or terms on stationery, in advertisements, or otherwise
  indicating that such person is entitled to practice a profession for which the
  individual is not certified or credentialed;
(I) Failure to keep and maintain adequate
  records of treatment or service;
(J) Having any certification denied, refused
  renewal, limited, suspended, revoked, or disciplined in any manner by another
  jurisdiction;
(K) Failure to
  maintain the requirements necessary to obtain certification;
(L) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the
  credentialing examination;
(M)
  Commission of any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or exploitation related to
  the practice of the Certified Peer Support Specialists;
(N) Failure to follow procedures and policies
  of the certificate holder's employer to ensure safety of the client;
(O) Failure to meet the requirements of
  certification;
(P) Convicted of a
  felony or misdemeanor in Nebraska or in another jurisdiction; or
(Q) A current entry on a Child and Adult
  Abuse and Neglect Central Registry or Sex Offender Registry or equivalent
  registry in Nebraska or another jurisdiction.
003.01
DISCIPLINARY
  ACTION.
Disciplinary action against a certificate can include:
(A) Censure or reprimand;
(B) Probation;
(C) Temporary or permanent suspension;
  or
(D) Revocation of
  certificate.