Are peers hired and paid by the clinic in which they work?

At the Kansas City Free Health Clinic, the peers are considered part-time permanent staff and are hired and paid by the clinic. Harlem Hospital has many programs in the Division of Infectious Diseases which use peers; in most cases, it is not the clinic who hires them but rather the specific grant for that program. At WORLD, peers are hired and supervised by WORLD and are placed in clinics and other organizations who request their services.

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