OAR 410-152-0005: Violence Prevention Professional Certification Requirements.

To be certified as a Violence Prevention Professional, an individual shall: (1) Be employed by a community-based organization who is enrolled with the Oregon Health Authority as a Medicaid billing provider. The community-based organization must also be affiliated with a licensed hospital in Oregon that authorizes the program to provide community violence prevention services to individuals in the hospital. (2) Complete thirty-five (35) hours of initial training on trauma informed care, de-escalation, conflict mediation, retaliation prevention, case management, victim advocacy and patient privacy with an Oregon Health Authority approved training and certification program for violence prevention professionals in Oregon. (3) Six (6) hours of Oregon Health Authority approved continuing education every two (2) years that must include effects of trauma and violence, trauma-informed care, case management and advocacy, community violence prevention strategies and patient privacy (HIPAA, 45 CFR parts 160 & 164) (4) Have lived experience, either as a victim of a violent injury as a result of community violence or as someone closely impacted by community violence.