CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support
Certification Exam Questions And
Verified Answers || 100% pass
/. adult - Answer-✅an individual who is 18 years of age or older
/.beneficiary/recipient - Answer-✅an individual who receives peer services from a Medi-
Cal Peer Support Specialist
/.California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) - Answer-✅the certifying entity
approved by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to certify peer
support specialists, peer support specialist training entities, and peer support specialist
continuing education providers
/.certificant - Answer-✅an individual who has been certified as a Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist by CalMHSA
/.certication - Answer-✅indicated all requirements of a Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist have been met
/.certifying entity - Answer-✅indicates CalMHSA, the organization selected by California
Counties, with a plan approved by the Department of Health Care Services, to certify
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists and approve training providers.
/.Code of Ethics - Answer-✅a set of guidelines a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist in California adheres to around their roles and responsibilities and levels of
responsibility in which they function professionally.
/.consumer - Answer-✅a person who is receiving mental health and/or substance use
disorder (behavioral health services) in a public county behavioral health delivery
system.
/.continued education - Answer-✅the education a Certificant receives to further develop
their professional knowledge around best practices, updated laws, and/or specialized
training.
/.core competencies - Answer-✅minimum knowledge base necessary to perform role or
job activities as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist in California.
, /.county reciprocity - Answer-✅the recognition of certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialists by public county behavioral health plans.
/.culturally appropriate services - Answer-✅a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist
is promoting engagement in a manner that best aligns with the cultural beliefs and
practices of the person they serve.
/.dual relationship - Answer-✅a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist's non-therapeutic
relationship with a recipient of care. It includes any activity identified as not allowed
within the Code of Ethics.
/.grandparenting process - Answer-✅the process by which an individual who is
employed as a peer on January 1, 2022, or prior to that date, are eligible to seek
certification as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist so long as they meet the eligibility
criteria and successfully pass the state-approved exam.
/.initial certification - Answer-✅the process for an applicant to become certified as a
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist for the first time so long as they meet the eligibility
criteria and successfully pass the state-approved exam.
/.lived experience - Answer-✅an individual's first-hand experience with a mental health
and/or substance use challenges, including the process of recovery and engagement of
resiliency within that experience.
/.Medi-Cal - Answer-✅California's Medicaid health care program that includes a variety
of medical services for children and adults with a qualifying income or medical condition.
/.Medi-Cal peer support specialist - Answer-✅an individual who is 18 years of age or
older, who has self-identified as having lived experience with the process of recovery
from mental illness, substance use disorder, or both, either as a consumer of these
services or as a parent or family member of the consumer, and who has been granted
certification under a county Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist certification program.
/.Medi-Cal peer support specialist services - Answer-✅culturally appropriate services
that promote engagement, socialization, recovery, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy,
development of natural supports, and identification of strengths. Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist services include, but are not limited to, prevention services, support,
coaching, facilitation, or education that is individualized and is conducted by a certified
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist.
/.natural supports - Answer-✅the personal connections to an individual's community
that enhances the quality of their life.
Certification Exam Questions And
Verified Answers || 100% pass
/. adult - Answer-✅an individual who is 18 years of age or older
/.beneficiary/recipient - Answer-✅an individual who receives peer services from a Medi-
Cal Peer Support Specialist
/.California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) - Answer-✅the certifying entity
approved by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to certify peer
support specialists, peer support specialist training entities, and peer support specialist
continuing education providers
/.certificant - Answer-✅an individual who has been certified as a Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist by CalMHSA
/.certication - Answer-✅indicated all requirements of a Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist have been met
/.certifying entity - Answer-✅indicates CalMHSA, the organization selected by California
Counties, with a plan approved by the Department of Health Care Services, to certify
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists and approve training providers.
/.Code of Ethics - Answer-✅a set of guidelines a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist in California adheres to around their roles and responsibilities and levels of
responsibility in which they function professionally.
/.consumer - Answer-✅a person who is receiving mental health and/or substance use
disorder (behavioral health services) in a public county behavioral health delivery
system.
/.continued education - Answer-✅the education a Certificant receives to further develop
their professional knowledge around best practices, updated laws, and/or specialized
training.
/.core competencies - Answer-✅minimum knowledge base necessary to perform role or
job activities as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist in California.
, /.county reciprocity - Answer-✅the recognition of certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialists by public county behavioral health plans.
/.culturally appropriate services - Answer-✅a certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist
is promoting engagement in a manner that best aligns with the cultural beliefs and
practices of the person they serve.
/.dual relationship - Answer-✅a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist's non-therapeutic
relationship with a recipient of care. It includes any activity identified as not allowed
within the Code of Ethics.
/.grandparenting process - Answer-✅the process by which an individual who is
employed as a peer on January 1, 2022, or prior to that date, are eligible to seek
certification as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist so long as they meet the eligibility
criteria and successfully pass the state-approved exam.
/.initial certification - Answer-✅the process for an applicant to become certified as a
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist for the first time so long as they meet the eligibility
criteria and successfully pass the state-approved exam.
/.lived experience - Answer-✅an individual's first-hand experience with a mental health
and/or substance use challenges, including the process of recovery and engagement of
resiliency within that experience.
/.Medi-Cal - Answer-✅California's Medicaid health care program that includes a variety
of medical services for children and adults with a qualifying income or medical condition.
/.Medi-Cal peer support specialist - Answer-✅an individual who is 18 years of age or
older, who has self-identified as having lived experience with the process of recovery
from mental illness, substance use disorder, or both, either as a consumer of these
services or as a parent or family member of the consumer, and who has been granted
certification under a county Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist certification program.
/.Medi-Cal peer support specialist services - Answer-✅culturally appropriate services
that promote engagement, socialization, recovery, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy,
development of natural supports, and identification of strengths. Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist services include, but are not limited to, prevention services, support,
coaching, facilitation, or education that is individualized and is conducted by a certified
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist.
/.natural supports - Answer-✅the personal connections to an individual's community
that enhances the quality of their life.
