An applicant for registration as a temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialist shall pay the board an initial fee for registration, and shall:
(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) Have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent;
(3) Have completed at least forty (40) classroom hours of board-approved curriculum;
(4) Have passed a written examination that has been approved by the board;
(5) Have signed an agreement to abide by the standards of practice and code of ethics approved by the board;
(6) Attest to being in recovery for a minimum of twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the date of registration from a substance-related disorder;
(7) Have completed at least:
(a) Sixteen (16) hours of ethics training;
(b) Three (3) hours of domestic violence training;
(c) Two (2) hours of training in the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus;
(d) Ten (10) hours of advocacy training;
(e) Ten (10) hours of training in mentoring and education; and (f) Ten (10) hours of training in recovery support;
(8) Have submitted two (2) letters of reference from certified alcohol and drug counselors or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors;
(9) Live or work a majority of the time in Kentucky; and (10) Have complied with the requirements for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management in KRS 210.366 and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.