§ 7.03 Definitions.

As used in this title:

1. "Office" means the office of mental health.

2. "Commissioner" means the head of the office of mental health.

* 3. "Mental health peer" or "MHP" means an individual with
lived-experience who is actively in recovery from a mental health
condition and has self-disclosed their mental health journey.

* NB Effective February 24, 2025

* 4. "Family peer advocate" or "FPA" means an individual with
lived-experience as the biological, foster, or adoptive parent or
primary caregiver of a child or youth with a social, emotional,
behavioral, mental health, or developmental disability.

* NB Effective February 24, 2025

* 5. "Youth peer advocate" or "YPA" means an individual who
self-identifies as a person with first-hand experience with mental
health and/or co-occurring behavioral challenges as a young person or
has received services in any one of the child-serving systems or
programs pursuant to this chapter.

* NB Effective February 24, 2025

* 6. "New York state certified peer specialist" or "NYCPS" means a
mental health peer who has specialized training and holds a credential
from a certifying authority recognized by the commissioner.

* NB Effective February 24, 2025

* 7. "Credentialed family peer advocate" or "CFPA" means an individual
verified to have met the criteria for a family peer advocate as defined
in subdivision four of this section and who holds a credential from a
certifying authority recognized by the commissioner.

* NB Effective February 24, 2025

* 8. "Credentialed youth peer advocate" or "CYPA" means an individual
verified to have met the criteria for a youth peer advocate as defined
in subdivision five of this section and who holds a credential from a
certifying authority recognized by the commissioner.

* NB Effective February 24, 2025