How To – Reset Your Password
This document walks applicants through troubleshooting password resets on the application portal.
How To – Change Your Email
The Revise Application page provides step-by-step instructions on how to change your your email address on the Application portal.
Peer Newsletter Archive
CalMHSA Peer Newsletter – with what we’ve been up to, news you can use, technical tips, and peer to peer section.
Peers Newsletter 2025 Q4
CalMHSA Peer Newsletter – with what we’ve been up to, news you can use, technical tips, and peer to peer section.
Documentation Best Practices for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists
Documentation Best Practices for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists.
Peers Newsletter 2025 Q3
CalMHSA Peer Newsletter a Peeriodical with what we’ve been up to, news you can use, technical tips, and peer to peer section.
Training Providers – Application Renewal
This guide furnishes crucial details for achieving renewal as a CalMHSA training provider.
How to -Apply for Renewal Fee Waiver
This page contains a PDF document embedded into the web page for easy preview. To download the PDF to your own device please use the Download button. Download PDF How to – Apply For Renewal Fee Waiver CalMHSA, in partnership with DHCS, is offering time-limited fee waivers to support the behavioral health workforce. Fee waivers are […]
How To – Portability of Professional Licenses
How to pay the exam fee instructions with step by step and screenshots.
How To – Pay for Curriculum Modification Fee
The procedure outlines the process for approved training providers who are requesting modifications to already approved curriculum.
Spanish Training Providers – Agency Bio Form Template
This template is for Spanish training providers to provide their agency biography to be posted on CalMHSA’s approved training providers page.
Code of Ethics and Violation Guidelines
These principles were identified by DHCS to guide Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists through their role and responsibilities. The code of ethics include concepts such as: hope, person-driven care, family-driven and child-centered care, holistic wellness, authenticity, cultural responsiveness, respect, integrity, advocacy, confidentiality, safety and protection, education, mutuality, reciprocity, strengths-based care, wellness, recovery and resiliency, and what Peer Support Specialists may NOT do. This document must be signed upon receiving certification.
CMPSS Job Description Template
This job description template has been thoughtfully developed as a highly recommended resource for employers seeking to hire Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists (CMPSS) in California. By utilizing this template, employers contribute to the ongoing professionalization of the CMPSS role and support statewide efforts to standardize job descriptions for this vital position. While employers are encouraged to tailor the template to meet the unique needs of their organization, we recommend maintaining alignment with its core elements to ensure consistency, integrity, and adherence to best practices for the profession.
How To – Post A Job
This post walks employers through posting a open job position for a peer support specialists in California to CalMHSA’s Peer Program website.
How To – Revise Application
The Revise Application page provides step-by-step instructions on how to revise your current Certification Application.
Out of State Reciprocity Requirements
This document describes out of state reciprocity requirements such as employment date and hours, letters of recommendation, peer training, continued education hours, and certificate.
How To – Pay Exam Fee
How to pay the exam fee instructions with step by step and screenshots.
Training Providers – Application Checklist
This guide furnishes crucial details for achieving approval as a CalMHSA training provider.
Glossary – English/Spanish Translations
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How To – Certification Renewal
The Certification Renewal page provides step-by-step instructions on how to process your CMPSS certification renewal application.
Training Providers – Agency Bio Form Template
This template is for training providers to provide their agency biography to be posted on CalMHSA’s approved training providers page.
Training Providers – Application Guide
This guide furnishes crucial details for achieving approval as a CalMHSA training provider.
How To – Home Address Change
The procedure outlines the process for applicants who are requesting a legal name change to an approved application for certification.
How To – Request Legal Name Change
The procedure outlines the process for applicants who are requesting a legal name change to an approved application for certification.
Training Providers – Curriculum Modification Request
We want to ensure that the training content provided meets the high standards set forth by CalMHSA. Therefore, any substantive changes to training curricula previously approved by CalMHSA must receive prior approval before implementation.