NYCB Peer Recovery (PR) Certifications

If you are applying for any NYCB certification for the first time, please use the links along the side of this page to submit your application via Certemy. Please note that all applications can take up to 4-6 weeks to process.

What do Peer Recovery Professionals DO?

CRPA Role Competencies

CRPA Certification Application
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CARC Role Competencies

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The application review process may take up to 4 weeks. The Certification Team will contact you.

Please note that training expires after six years. Please check that the date on your training completion certs is within six years of the date on your certification application.

Certemy – our online database
Click on the appropriate link below to apply for a new certification only (even if you already have an ASAP-NYCB account in Certemy, our online database). Please only use the links below one-time in order to install the certification application of your choice. Any other time you want to log into your online Certemy account, use this link:https://nycb.certemy.com/entry/login.

CARC

$100 application fee
Click here for full instructions.

Click on the link below to start your online CARC application in Certemy:
https://app.certemy.com:/entry/self-enrollments/CARC/f47f797b-6790-4a29-822f-8c91642b76f5

CRPA-Provisional

$100 application fee, plus $80 IC&RC exam fee. Enquire about scheduling the exam as soon as you’re certified.

PLEASE NOTE: This certification expires after 24 months, is non-renewable, and cannot be extended.

Click here for full instructions.

Click the link below to start your online CRPA-Provisional application in Certemy:

https://app.certemy.com:/entry/self-enrollments/CRPA-P/0f2ebcf6-82e4-46a8-ba30-90a89f94ef7b

CRPA (non-upgrade)

$180 application fee, inclusive of IC&RC exam fee.

Click here for full instructions.

Click the link below to start your online CRPA application in Certemy, unless you are already CRPA-Provisional:

https://app.certemy.com:/entry/self-enrollments/CRPA/f3ddfda3-862d-4222-a665-3b0883c8a5d5

Upgrade to CRPA (for current CRPA-Provisionals only)

$50 upgrade application fee, plus $80 IC&RC exam fee (if not already paid)

Click here for full instructions

Click the link below to start your online Upgrade to CRPA application in Certemy:

https://app.certemy.com:/entry/self-enrollments/Upgrade-to-CRPA/7e38e73e-76f5-4fc9-a52e-ab2c2ffbb0e3

CRPA-Family

$100 application fee

You must be a current CRPA to be eligible. Click here for full instructions for CRPA-Family.

Click the link below to start your online CRPA-Family application in Certemy:

https://app.certemy.com:/entry/self-enrollments/CRPA-F/aec03f12-ccab-4e33-88e6-d5738138d08b

VSR (Veteran Supported Recovery)

$100 application fee

You must hold a current peer recovery certification (CARC or CRPA or peer equivalent) to be eligible. Click here for full instructions.

Click the link below to start your online VSR application in Certemy:

https://app.certemy.com:/entry/self-enrollments/VSR/15d16f80-1793-45ed-b610-b6a9b7db3f52

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ASAP-NYCB Peer Recovery Certifications in NYS

CARC & CRPA Summary:

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CARC & CRPA Competencies & Training Content:

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CARC-Certified Addiction Recovery Coach: Role Definition & Certification Standards

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CRPA-Certified Recovery Peer Advocate: Role Definition & Medicaid-billable Job Tasks

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CRPA-Certified Recovery Peer Advocate: Certification Standards

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