CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support
Certification Exam Questions and
Answers
adult - Correct Answers ✅an individual who is 18 years of
age or older
beneficiary/recipient - Correct Answers ✅an individual who
receives peer services from a Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist
California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) -
Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅an individual who has been
certified as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist by CalMHSA
certication - Correct Answers ✅indicated all requirements
of a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist have been met
certifying entity - Correct Answers ✅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.
,CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support
Certification Exam Questions and
Answers
Code of Ethics - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅the education a
Certificant receives to further develop their professional
knowledge around best practices, updated laws, and/or
specialized training.
core competencies - Correct Answers ✅minimum
knowledge base necessary to perform role or job activities as
a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist in California.
county reciprocity - Correct Answers ✅the recognition of
certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists by public county
behavioral health plans.
culturally appropriate services - Correct Answers ✅a
certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist is promoting
, CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support
Certification Exam Questions and
Answers
engagement in a manner that best aligns with the cultural
beliefs and practices of the person they serve.
dual relationship - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅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.
Certification Exam Questions and
Answers
adult - Correct Answers ✅an individual who is 18 years of
age or older
beneficiary/recipient - Correct Answers ✅an individual who
receives peer services from a Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist
California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) -
Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅an individual who has been
certified as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist by CalMHSA
certication - Correct Answers ✅indicated all requirements
of a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist have been met
certifying entity - Correct Answers ✅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.
,CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support
Certification Exam Questions and
Answers
Code of Ethics - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅the education a
Certificant receives to further develop their professional
knowledge around best practices, updated laws, and/or
specialized training.
core competencies - Correct Answers ✅minimum
knowledge base necessary to perform role or job activities as
a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist in California.
county reciprocity - Correct Answers ✅the recognition of
certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists by public county
behavioral health plans.
culturally appropriate services - Correct Answers ✅a
certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist is promoting
, CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support
Certification Exam Questions and
Answers
engagement in a manner that best aligns with the cultural
beliefs and practices of the person they serve.
dual relationship - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅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 - Correct Answers ✅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.
