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CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support
Certification Exam Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
adult
Ans: an individual who is 18 years of age or older
beneficiary/recipient
Ans: an individual who receives peer services from a Medi -Cal
Peer Support Specialist
California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA)
Ans: the certifying entity approved by the California
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to cer tify peer
support specialists, peer support specialist training entities, and
peer support specialist continuing education providers
certificant
Ans: an individual who has been certified as a Medi-Cal Peer
Support Specialist by CalMHSA
certication
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Ans: indicated all requirements of a Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist have been met
certifying entity
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
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Ans: the education a Certificant receives to further develop
their professional knowledge around best practices, updated
laws, and/or specialized training.
core competencies
Ans: minimum knowledge base necessary to perform role or
job activities as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist in
California.
county reciprocity
Ans: the recognition of certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialists by public county behavioral health plans.
culturally appropriate services
Ans: 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
Ans: 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.
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CalMHSA Medi-Cal Peer Support
Certification Exam Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
adult
Ans: an individual who is 18 years of age or older
beneficiary/recipient
Ans: an individual who receives peer services from a Medi -Cal
Peer Support Specialist
California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA)
Ans: the certifying entity approved by the California
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to cer tify peer
support specialists, peer support specialist training entities, and
peer support specialist continuing education providers
certificant
Ans: an individual who has been certified as a Medi-Cal Peer
Support Specialist by CalMHSA
certication
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Ans: indicated all requirements of a Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialist have been met
certifying entity
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
Ans: 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
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Ans: the education a Certificant receives to further develop
their professional knowledge around best practices, updated
laws, and/or specialized training.
core competencies
Ans: minimum knowledge base necessary to perform role or
job activities as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist in
California.
county reciprocity
Ans: the recognition of certified Medi-Cal Peer Support
Specialists by public county behavioral health plans.
culturally appropriate services
Ans: 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
Ans: 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.
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