VT: Peer Certification Bill Passes

The Vermont General Assembly approved a bill requiring the Office of Professional Regulation to certify peer support providers. It will take effect on July 1, 2025.

In 2022, Vermont’s five peer mental health organizations sought to persuade the legislature to enact a certification program that independent peer-run entities would have administered under the auspices of the Vermont Department of Mental Health, without OPR’s involvement. When that effort failed, they pressed DMH to take action through internal rulemaking, and Pathways Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative received a grant to develop a Medicaid-compliant plan for screening, training, and rostering peers based on the peer community’s input.

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