Peer definition

Peer means any individual supporting an individual or the individual's family member who has similar life experience, either as a current or former recipient of mental health or substance use services, or as a family member of an individual who is a current or former recipient of substance use or mental health services.
Peer means a co-worker who is not the licensure candidate's employer or supervisor.

Examples of Peer in a sentence

  • Peer Support Services require a specific care plan based on an approved Plan of Care.


More Definitions of Peer

Peer means any person supporting an individual, or a family member of an individual, who has similar life experience, either as a current or former recipient of addictions or mental health services, or as a family member of an individual who is a current or former recipient of addictions or mental health services.
Peer means a person who has equal professional status with a Medicaid provider of a specific type or specialty. Where a person with equal professional status is not reasonably available, a peer includes a person with substantially similar professional status.
Peer means a Practitioner or clinician whose interest and expertise as documented by clinical practice is reasonably determined to be comparable in scope and emphasis to that of another Practitioner or clinician.
Peer means with respect to any Practitioner, any other Practitioner from the same discipline (for example, physician and physician, dentist and dentist).
Peer is defined as a District regular or contract faculty member normally in the same or a related discipline.
Peer means a coworker who is not the licensure candidate's employer or supervisor.
Peer means an individual who is a current or former recipi-