Amendment ID: S2898-23

Amendment 23

Peer Review

Mr. Tarr moves that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section _ the following section:-

"SECTION_. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary in order to conduct a comprehensive assessment of each applicant, the department shall establish and maintain one or more peer review panels for the purpose of evaluating an applicant's skills, expertise, and experience utilizing scenario based and other approaches. Said panels shall consist of no more than four, and no less than three, members with not less than 5 years in the field of recovery coaching and/or the administration thereof, whom shall serve for a term of not more than three years, and shall represent diverse personal backgrounds.

Said peer review panels, in conducting such assessment, shall take into account an applicant's personal experience, educational history, potential for success, and demonstrated effectiveness in assisting those in recovery, and, based on such assessment, may seek a waiver of some of the testing requirements otherwise applicable to an applicant through a written request, which shall include the reasons therefore, and  which shall be made only with the unanimous approval of all of the members of the relevant panel."