Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists

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The Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) fulfills a unique role in the support and recovery from mental illness and substance abuse disorders. A PRSS is a person in recovery from a mental illness and/or substance abuse disorder, who has been trained to work with others on his/her individual road to recovery. This training incorporates the PRSS’s recovery experience as a means of inspiring hope in those they serve, as well as providing a positive role model to others. A PRSS works in collaboration with the people we serve as well as clinical staff in the best interests of the individual's recovery process. There are many positive roles that a PRSS can fulfill in the organization based on their individual skills, experience, education, and desires. Peer Recovery Support Specialists offer the advantage of lived experience from serious mental illness and/or substance abuse. They know the journey to recovery is real and attainable, because they have traveled the path.

If you are a person who has lived experience with a mental illness, co-occurring disorder or addiction and are interested in helping people, who are just like you, by providing peer support, you have come to the right place.

CPRSS New On-Line Renewal Information - (PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS AS THIS IS A NEW PROCESS)
2011 Renewal Applications are now being accepted

All applicants must have a User ID & Password. If an applicant has not used the current system, they will need to complete the process to get a User ID & Password for access to the new system and/or make changes to their account.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AN NPI NUMBER before they can apply to renew their PRSS Certification. Applicants can obtain and/or apply for that information at the following link:
- National Provider Identification Number.
All applicants must sign into Access Control. Several icons will appear. Click on the Registration Icon and, several tabs will appear. Applicants will need to review each tab for accuracy of information.
- If the information is correct, do nothing but review the information and continue through each tab.
- If the information is incorrect, make the required correction before continuing through each tab.
- If the information is incomplete, please complete all information even if you have already done an application, just bear with us and fill it all in.
- If you don't have a CEU tab to enter your CEU's please contact the help desk at 405 522-0318 and ask them to help you get the ceu tab and the renewal certification form.
- PRSS Certification requires all information blanks be completely filled-in during this process.
  Applicants must complete the blanks and supply all necessary required information or an error will occur that will not be allow the applicant to continue until they correct or complete the information. Failure to do so will not allow the information/update to go through properly and the applicant will not be able to submit their PRSS renewal application.
Once an applicant has reviewed and/or updated all information, they are able to submit this information. APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SEND A COPY OF CEU WORKSHOP CERTIFICATES UNLESS THE RENEWAL SUMMARY FORM NOTIFIES THEM TO DO SO.
After the applicant has submitted all information with the PRSS on-line renewal process, the Renewal Summary Form will be displayed on the screen.
- ALL APPLICANTS must print off the Renewal Summary Form.
- ALL APPLICANTS MUST CAREFULLY READ THEIR RENEWALSUMMARY FORM.
  - IF THERE IS A NOTE THAT SAYS "You have been randomly selected to send in documentation of all listed CEU’s, you must send copies of each CEU Training indicated in with this Renewal Application" THEN DUE TO A COMPUTER GENERATED RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS, APPLICANT MUST SEND A COPY OF ALL CEU WORKSHOP CERTIFICATES and/or Official Transcript (if applicable)
- ALL APPLICANTS must sign the Renewal Summary Form.
- ALL APPLICANTS must pay the $15.00 Renewal Fee (check or money order only, made payable to ODMHSAS) (Only current ODMHSAS agency employees are exempt from the renewal fee.)
- ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION BY US POSTAL MAIL including (form, fees, documents, etc) to the address listed on the form.
- ALL APPLICANTS that are submitting or re-submitting the Renewal Summary Form and/or information to Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification after the December 31st deadline, MUST also include the late fee of $25.00. (Check or money order only, made payable to ODMHSAS).
- ONLY APPLICANTS that have been randomly selected to submit CEU documentation, must also attach their documentation for all CEU workshop training's and/or Official Transcript (if applicable) to the Renewal Summary Form and mail it to the address listed on the form.

If you have any questions about this process or any issues that may arise, please contact the help desk first at 405-522-0318, second Ronda Trumbly 405-522-6852 or rtrumbly@odmhsas.org or Ramona Webster 405-522-5366 rgregory@odmhsas.org.

Contact
David Heath Holt
Community Advocacy & Wellness Coordinator
405-522-1661
Fax: 405-522-8661

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
1200 NE 13th Street
PO Box 53277
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3277
405-522-3908 405-522-3851 TDD 405-522-3650 Fax
Toll-Free, 24 Hours 1-800-522-9054
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