PeerForce Supervision Program Announcement
PeerForce is excited to announce that we will be reopening our Peer Supervision Program beginning on XX/XX/XXXX. We have made a few changes to our program’s qualification criteria. Please read through the qualifications to see if you qualify to be a part of our supervision program. the module Advanced settings.
Goal
The goal of the PeerForce Supervision Reimbursement process is to reimburse Organizations for the provision of supervision to the following types of RSPS and MHPS interns during the completion of their 250 work experience hours.
A decision-matrix for reimbursable relationships is listed below:*An organization may decide to subsequently hire an Intern into a permanent position. This would not disqualify them for Supervision funds.
| To whom they would provide supervision | Reimbursement Decision |
| An existing employee in the organization | Would not qualify for reimbursement |
| A new employee to the organization | Would not qualify for reimbursement |
| A temporary* Intern in the organization | Would qualify for reimbursement |
| A person that is employed at another organization but engaging with the Supervisor for Supervision | Would qualify for reimbursement |
| A person that is serving as an Intern at another organization but engaging with the Supervisor for Supervision | Would qualify for reimbursement |
Who Is Eligible to Enroll?
ELIGIBILITY
Supervision must be provided through a certified Peer Specialist Supervisor who is in good standing with TCBAP and meets the requirements for the provision of supervision. Non-clinical Peer Specialist Supervisors must provide proof of ongoing oversight by a clinical supervisor at the time of enrollment.
Organizations wishing to enroll in this reimbursement program must provide information for each Peer Specialist Supervisor who would be overseeing peer interns. The following criteria must be met in order to qualify to be part of the Peer Supervision program.
1. Your organization MUST have established policies and procedures for standards and delivery of supervision to Peer Specialist Interns.
2. Currently provides peer services through your organization
3. Must hold general liability insurance policy naming Form Communities as an additional insured and the PeerForce program listed on the certificate of insurance (COI). Each occurrence will be no less than $1 million to $3 million per occurrence with a 30-day cancellation notice will be given if the certificate holders fail to renew and/or cancel policy.
4. Abide by PeerForce documentation, invoicing, and survey processes. These are outlined here.
5. According to the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Rule §354.3103 and Rule §354.3105 , Peer Specialist Supervisors providing supervision to Peer Specialists must either be a qualified credentialed counselor (QCC), a licensed practitioner of the healing arts (LPHA), or they must be a qualified mental health practitioner in community services (QMHP-CS) or qualified peer supervisor (QPS) under the supervision of an LPHA or QCC. Per HHSC, this is a requirement even if the organization is not billing Medicaid.
Reimbursement Rates
| Option 1: An individual completes the full 250-hours of supervision |
Option 2: An individual does not complete the full 250-hours of supervision |
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The Supervisor, or their organization, submits a reimbursement request (including service documentation) and is reimbursed $400 for the successful Supervision, regardless of whether supervision was done individually or in-groups |
The Supervisor, or their organization, submits a reimbursement request (including service documentation) and is reimbursed $30 per hour of individual Supervision, |
Reimbursement Rates
| Option 1: An individual completes the full 250-hours of supervision |
Option 2: An individual does not complete the full 250-hours of supervision |
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The Supervisor, or their organization, submits a reimbursement request (including service documentation) and is reimbursed $400 for the successful Supervision, regardless of whether supervision was done individually or in-groups |
The Supervisor, or their organization, submits a reimbursement request (including service documentation) and is reimbursed $30 per hour of individual Supervision, |
Example Scenarios
PSS Example 1 (Supervision)
Paul, a Peer Specialist-Intern, is working on their Supervised 250 Hours by completing an internship with Organization X. They start their internship on August 1st, and are able to consistently volunteer for about 20 hours per week. They successfully complete their 250 hours of Supervision at the end of October. In total, they volunteered for 13 weeks. Each week, they received individual Supervision from Sue, an experienced Peer and QPS/PSS at Organization X. Some weeks the Supervision was done individually, but there were also a few weeks where the Supervision was done in groups.
| Outcome | Successful completion |
| Reimbursement amount | $400 |
In this example, Paul completed the program, so Organization X is reimbursed $400 for their 13 hours of Sue’s time doing Supervision of Paul. This is an hourly rate of approximately $30 per hour for Organization X.
PSS Example 2 (Supervision)
Marie, a Peer Specialist-Intern, is working on their Supervised 250 Hours by participating in an internship with Organization Y. They start their internship on December 1st, and are able to consistently volunteer for about 14 hours per week for about two months. At this point, Marie starts night-school. She’s struggling to balance school, work, and her internship. She notifies Organization Y that she is not going to be able to complete her internship. During her internship, Lars, a QPS/PSS, has provided individual weekly Supervision to Marie. They met, individually, on eight occasions.
| Outcome | Incomplete internship |
| Reimbursement amount | $240 ($30 per hour x 8 hours) |
In this example, Marie was not able to complete the program, so Organization Y is reimbursed only for the services they provided. They met eight times individually, so Organization Y received $240.
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