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CSB outlines peer recovery expansion, cites hiring barriers and proposed new lead peer role
Summary
Hanover CSB reported plans to expand peer recovery services and to update billing and EHR processes, while flagging hiring challenges tied to barrier crimes and proposing a Lead Peer Recovery Specialist and an upgrade from 0.5 FTE to 1.0 FTE funded with carryover and anticipated STEP-VA support.
The CSB’s April executive report described progress on a peer service program expansion and work to enable billing for peer services in the electronic health record. Staff said the Adult Outpatient SUD team visited a peer program in Goochland Powhatan to examine billing challenges and is working with the reimbursement team to complete the final billing steps.
Recruitment difficulties were highlighted: several promising candidates were disqualified due to barrier crimes and others described themselves as peer allies without lived experience. To address workforce needs, the CSB proposed creating a Lead Peer Recovery Specialist position and upgrading a 0.5 FTE peer position to full time using carryover funds and in anticipation of continued STEP-VA peer funding; the proposal was under review by County Administration and Human Resources at the time of the report.
