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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 50 - Withdrawal Management Services › Rule 24-2-50.1 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Withdrawal Management standards in
				this section are based on the
American Society of Addiction
				Medicine
											©
established criteria for
				Level 3.2-WM: Clinically Managed Residential Withdrawal Management (sometimes
				referred to as "social detox") and 3.7 Medically Monitored Inpatient Withdrawal
				Management.
B. These services must
				be provided in conjunction with DMH Certified Primary Residential
				Services.
C. All agency providers
				must utilize the results of a medical screening assessment(s) identifying the
				need for Withdrawal Management Services. The screening assessment(s) should be
				conducted as often as the individual case warrants.
D. Agency providers providing Withdrawal
				Management Services must have written policies and procedures which specify the
				following:
1. A person designated as
				responsible for coordinating Withdrawal Management Services;
2. A description of the method by which
				Withdrawal Management Services are offered;
3. A description of the method by which
				referrals are made to physicians and/or hospitals for appropriate medical
				intervention; and,
4. Criteria for
				admission, care, discharge, and transfer of a person to another level of
				care.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 50 - Withdrawal Management Services › Rule 24-2-50.2 - Staffing and Observation

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Agency providers
				providing Level 3.2-WM: Clinically Managed Residential Withdrawal Management
				Services must provide a level of services designed to assist people in a safe
				manner through withdrawal without the need for on-site medical and nursing
				personnel. Services must contain the following:
1. Appropriately credentialed personnel who
				are trained to provide physician approved protocols, and recognize signs and
				symptoms of alcohol and drug intoxication, withdrawal and appropriate
				monitoring of those conditions. Employees must:
(a) Observe and supervise the
				person;
(b) Determine the person's
				appropriate level of care; and,
(c)
				Facilitate the person's transition to continuing care.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 51 - Substance Use Prevention Services › Rule 24-2-51.1 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Prevention Services are designed to reduce
				the risk factors and increase the protective factors linked to substance use
				disorder and related problem behaviors to provide immediate and long-term
				positive results. The process begins prior to the onset of a disorder. These
				interventions are intended to prevent or reduce the risk of developing a
				behavioral health problem, such as underage alcohol use, prescription drug
				misuse and abuse, tobacco use, and illicit drug use.
B. No Prevention Services will be provided to
				people who are actively engaged in any substance use services. This includes
				people detained in a facility for drug-related offenses.
C. All Prevention Services must implement at
				least three (3) of the following six (6) strategies, required by the Center for
				Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) in the delivery of Prevention Services:
1. Information/dissemination;
2. Affective education services;
3. Alternative services;
4. Problem/Identification and
				Referral;
5. Community-based
				process (community development); and,
6. Environmental services.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 51 - Substance Use Prevention Services › Rule 24-2-51.2 - Prevention Services

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Overview - For
				purposes of
				45 C.F.R.
				96.124, each agency provider shall develop
				and implement comprehensive Prevention Services which include a broad array of
				Prevention Strategies directed at people not identified to be in need of
				treatment. The comprehensive service shall be provided either directly or
				through one (1) or more public or non-profit private entities. The
				comprehensive primary Prevention Services shall include activities and services
				provided in a variety of settings for both the general population, as well as
				targeting sub-groups who are at high risk for substance use.
1. In implementing Prevention Services,
				grantees must use a variety of strategies, as appropriate for each target
				group, including but not limited to, the following:
(a) Information/dissemination;
(b) Education;
(c) Alternatives to traditional
				services;
(d)
				Problem/identification and Referral;
(e) Community-based process; and,
(f) Environmental Services.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 52 - DUI Diagnostic Assessment Services for Second and Subsequent Offenders › Rule 24-2-52.1 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The DUI Diagnostic Assessment is a process
				by which a diagnostic assessment (such as, Substance Abuse Subtle Screening
				Inventory, or other DMH approved tool) is administered and the result is
				combined with other required information to determine the offender's
				appropriate treatment environment.
B. All DMH-certified agency providers which
				conduct DUI assessments must have a designated employee(s) responsible,
				accountable, and trained to administer the assessment and implement the agency
				provider's procedures.
C. The
				agency provider must have written policies and procedures and adhere to those
				policies and procedures which describe:
1. The
				criteria by which the treatment environment is determined;
2. The criteria by which successful
				completion of treatment is determined for DUI offenders; and,
3. The process by which a person is admitted
				into substance use treatment following completion of the DUI Diagnostic
				Assessment.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 53 - Opioid Treatment Services › Rule 24-2-53.1 - General Related to Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP)

Current through June 25, 2024
A. DMH Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Addiction
				Services will serve as the State Authority for Opioid Treatment Programs under
				the authority provided under state statute (Section
				41-4-7
				of the
Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
). Such Opioid
				Treatment Programs shall provide withdrawal management services to people
				suffering from chronic addiction to o p i o i d s/ o p i o i d derivatives. The
				services support the person by utilizing methadone, buprenorphine (including
				buprenorphine-naloxone formulations), naltrexone, and other medications
				approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), while the person
				participates in a spectrum of counseling and other recovery support services
				intended to assist the person with successful recovery from opioid
				addiction.
B. Agency providers of
				Opioid Treatment Programs shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and
				local laws, codes, and/or rules to include, but not be limited to, those
				promulgated/administered by or through the United States Department of Health
				and Human Services (DHHS), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
				Administration (SAMHSA), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations, and
				the Controlled Substances Act (
				21
				U.S.C. 801 et seq.). Any federal laws,
				regulations, or guidelines that exceed or conflict with the standards set forth
				under this chapter will take precedent.
C. An Opioid Treatment Program must have a
				current, valid certification from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
				Services Administration and permanently display proof of that current
				certification in public view, available for public inspection. Additionally,
				Opioid Treatment Programs must have a current certification from the Commission
				on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
D. The operation of each Opioid Treatment
				Program must be in compliance with the MS Pharmacy Practice Act (Section
				73-21-69
				et. seq. of the
Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
) as well
				as current rules and regulations promulgated by the MS Board of Pharmacy; and,
				must at a minimum obtain and maintain a "Pharmacy Permit," as defined and
				authorized by the MS Board of Pharmacy.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code, 1972, as Amended
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 53 - Opioid Treatment Services › Rule 24-2-53.2 - Staffing for Opioid Treatment Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
A. An Opioid
				Treatment Program must employ sufficient and qualified employees to meet the
				treatment and support needs of the population served. Services must be provided
				by an interdisciplinary team, all of whom are properly licensed, registered, or
				certified by the appropriate authority in accordance with Mississippi law. At a
				minimum, the team must include:
1. A licensed
				physician;
2. A registered
				nurse;
3. A licensed pharmacist;
				and,
4. A licensed
				psychologist/counselor/social worker, licensed/certified mental health
				therapist (or addictions therapist) who must be on-site during all hours of
				operation. The therapist to individual ratio must be set with a limited
				caseload that supports and meets the needs of the people receiving services,
				and limits must be addressed in the agency provider's policies and
				procedures.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 53 - Opioid Treatment Services › Rule 24-2-53.3 - Admissions to Opioid Treatment Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Opioid
				Treatment Program must have written policies and procedures to describe the
				total process utilized for admission to the service and must at a minimum
				include:
1. A face-to-face with each person
				requesting treatment services;
2.
				Documentation and identification of the person's immediate/urgent
				need(s);
3. Admission criteria must
				include, but not be limited to the following:
(a) Current diagnosis o f opioid dependence
				in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
				(Current Edition);
(b) Person is at
				least eighteen (18) years old; as evidenced by:
(1) Driver's license or
(2) Birth certificate or Social Security
				card;
(c) Person meets
				the federal requirements, including exceptions, regarding determination that
				the person is currently addicted to opioids and has been addicted to opioids
				for at least one (1) year prior to admission;
(d) Person is not currently enrolled in
				another Opioid Treatment Program;
(e) Person has signed a statement to evidence
				his/her understanding of the risks and side effects of available
				treatments;
(f) Person has signed a
				statement to evidence his/her understanding of the options concerning all
				treatment procedures in Opioid Replacement Management;
(g) Person has signed a statement evidencing
				that admission is voluntary;
(h)
				Person has been informed of and received a copy of rights of people receiving
				services, including confidentiality (a signed copy must be maintained in the
				person's record);
(i) Person has
				been informed of and received a copy of service rules (signed documentation of
				receipt of service rules must be maintained in the person's record);
(j) Person has received counseling, testing,
				and education regarding HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, TB, and sexually
				transmitted diseases (documentation must be maintained in the person's record);
				and,
(k) Person must have signed
				documentation that he/she understands the fee schedule and tapering process due
				to inability to pay for services.
4. Criteria for waiting list (a plan must be
				documented); and,
5. Any specific
				conditions/situations that would exclude a person from being eligible for
				admission. Provisions for and documentation of recommendations for alternate
				services must be included.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 53 - Opioid Treatment Services › Rule 24-2-53.4 - Opioid Treatment Program Services

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Medical Services
				must be provided and/or managed by the Medical Director of the program. The
				Medical Director must:
1. Be a physician
				licensed under Mississippi law who has been designated to oversee all medical
				services of an agency provider and has been given the authority and
				responsibility for medical care delivered by an agency provider. This includes
				ensuring the program is in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws
				and regulations regarding the medical treatment of addiction to an opioid
				drug.
2.
(a) Be American Society of Addiction Medicine
				or American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) certified, or hold a comparable
				accreditation approved by DMH;
(b)
				Hold a Drug Enforcement Administration license for prescribing opioid treatment
				medication; and,
(c) Have completed
				an employee training plan to include appropriate components as determined by
				DMH.
3. Be available to
				the program on a continual basis, seven (7) days per week, twenty-four (24)
				hours per day.
4. Be present or
				ensure that qualified medical personnel are present in the program location for
				two (2) hours per week for each fifty (50) people enrolled.
5. Complete a full physical evaluation for
				each person annually to re-confirm the need for continued participation in the
				Opioid Treatment Program.
6. Ensure
				that a pharmacist licensed by the state of Mississippi is present and
				overseeing the dispensing of medication at each service location. Based on the
				MS Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations, DMH defines "dispensing" as the
				interpretation of a valid prescription or order of a practitioner by a
				pharmacist and the subsequent preparation of the drug or device for
				administering to or use by a patient or other person entitled to receive the
				drug. The pharmacist is not required to be on-site at all times that
				medications are distributed in single doses (by a nurse at the dosing counter).
				However, the pharmacist is required to be present during the creation of
				take-home doses and at the time that people pick up their take-home doses. It
				should be outlined in the agency provider's policies and procedures the
				required duties of the pharmacist (such as verifying dosing parameters or
				completing necessary paperwork, etc.) and sufficient time in the service to
				complete these tasks should be allowed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 53 - Opioid Treatment Services › Rule 24-2-53.5 - Medication Management for Opioid Treatment Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The medication used in the treatment of
				opioid addiction must at a minimum:
1. Be
				approved by the Food and Drug Administration;
2. Be administered only as authorized and
				directed by orders signed by the Medical Director;
3. Be dispensed according to product
				pharmaceutical label; and,
4. Be
				appropriate to produce the desired response for the desired length of
				time.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 53 - Opioid Treatment Services › Rule 24-2-53.6 - Withdrawal Management

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Medically
				supervised withdrawal management from a synthetic narcotic with a continuum of
				care must be a part of the treatment protocol for the Opioid Treatment Program.
				The program must develop, implement, maintain, and document implementation of
				written policies and procedures that include, at a minimum:
1. A process for voluntary medically
				supervised withdrawal that shall:
(a)
				Acknowledge that participation in the Opioid Treatment Program is voluntary and
				that the person is free to leave treatment at any time;
(b) Identify the steps to be taken by the
				program when a person and program employee agree on a need to initiate the
				withdrawal procedures;
(c) Identify
				the steps to be taken by the program when a person requests withdrawal against
				the medical advice of the program employee; and,
(d) Ensure availability of a variety of
				supportive options to improve the chances of a successful episode of medically
				supervised withdrawal.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 53 - Opioid Treatment Services › Rule 24-2-53.7 - Diversion Control

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The program must
				develop, implement, maintain and document implementation of a written plan to
				reduce the possibilities for diversion of controlled substances from legitimate
				treatment to illicit use. The diversion control plan must include, at a
				minimum, policies and procedures for:
1.
				Continuous monitoring of clinical and administrative activities related to
				dosing and take-home dispensing practices to identify weaknesses and reduce the
				risk of medication diversion;
2.
				Problem identification and correction, including for prevention of related
				diversion problems;
3. Specific
				assignment of diversion control measures to employees who are identified in the
				diversion control plan to demonstrate accountability to patients and the
				community;
4. Random and
				unannounced drug screening for all employees, including full-time or contract
				employees;
5. Video-camera
				surveillance in medication area(s), both within the dispensing area and outside
				the dispensing area with all monitoring conducted by the administrator and/or
				security personnel;
6. Surveillance
				in the parking lot of the clinic and surrounding areas, including security
				camera(s) with outdoor monitoring capabilities;
7. Loitering by people being served around
				the building and surrounding area(s) is not permitted;
8. Procedures for people who are dispensed
				three (3) or more take-home doses are to receive a minimum of two (2)
				call-backs annually;
9. Restriction
				of employees from taking purses or bags into the medication area(s);
				and,
10. Only one (1) person at a
				time at the medication window.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 53 - Opioid Treatment Services › Rule 24-2-53.8 - Multiple Enrollments

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The program
				shall develop, implement, maintain and document implementation of written
				policies and procedures established to ensure that it does not admit or provide
				medication for a person who is enrolled in another Opioid Treatment
				Program.
B. The State Opioid
				Treatment Authority shall establish written guidelines, incorporated herein by
				reference, for participation in a central registry process to aid in the
				prevention of enrollment of a person in more than one (1) Opioid Treatment
				Program at the same time. Each Opioid Treatment Program shall provide written
				documentation of adherence to the State Opioid Treatment Authority guidelines
				that shall, at a minimum, include the following:
1. The program shall make a disclosure to the
				central registry at each of the following occurrences:
(a) A person is admitted for opioid
				treatment;
(b) A person is
				transferred to another agency provider for opioid treatment; and,
(c) A person is discharged from opioid
				treatment.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.1 - Statutory Authority - DMH Professional Credentialing

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Statutory authority for DMH professional
				credentials was granted in 1996 by the Mississippi Legislature.
B. Section
				41-4-7
				of the
Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
authorizes the
				Mississippi State Board of Mental Health (through the Mississippi Department of
				Mental Health) to certify/license case managers [i.e., community support
				specialists], mental health therapists, intellectual and developmental
				disabilities therapists, and others as deemed appropriate by the Mississippi
				State Board of Mental Health. In 1997, authority was expanded to include the
				certification/licensure of mental health/intellectual and developmental
				disabilities program administrators and addiction counselors [i.e., addictions
				therapists].
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.2 - About DMH Professional Credentials

Current through June 25, 2024
A. DMH professional
				credentials are designed primarily for individuals who are not already
				professionally credentialed and who are employed in Mississippi's state mental
				health system.
B.
Employment
				in Mississippi's "state mental health system," as defined in this document, is
				a mandatory requirement to apply for and hold a DMH professional
				credential.
C. DMH
				professional credentials are designed to promote the provision of quality
				services in Mississippi's "state mental health system."
D. Full certification/licensure attests to an
				individual's:
1. Educational background;
2. Relevant work experience;
3. Demonstration of mastery of
				basic knowledge, respective to professional credentialing program, pertinent to
				state mental health system service provision;
4. Continued participation in relevant
				educational activities, through the continuing education (CE) renewal
				requirement; and,
5. Agreement to
				adhere to the
DMH Principles of Ethical and Professional
				Conduct.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.3 - State Mental Health System

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
DMH
				professional credentials are valid only in Mississippi's "state mental health
				system."
B.
For the
				purposes of DMH professional credentialing
, the "state mental health
				system" is defined as programs which are certified, funded and/or
				operated/administered by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health
(and also as outlined and defined in Section
				41-4-7
				of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated).
C.
Only individuals currently employed
				in the "state mental health system," as defined in this document (above), are
				eligible to apply for and hold a DMH professional credential.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.4 - DMH Professional Credentialing Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has five (5) DMH
				  professional credentialing programs available through the DMH Division of
				  Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE):
A.
DMH Mental Health Therapist
				Program
B.
DMH
				Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist Program
Prior to October 1, 2008, the Mississippi Department
				  of Mental Health's "DMH Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist"
				  professional credentialing program was known as the DMH "Mental Retardation
				  Therapist" professional credentialing program.
C.
DMH Community Support Specialist
				Program
Prior to January 1, 2013, the Mississippi Department
				  of Mental Health's "DMH Community Support Specialist" professional
				  credentialing program was known as the "DMH Case Management Professional"
				  professional credentialing program
.
D.
DMH Licensed Administrator
				Program
Prior to October 1, 2008, the Mississippi Department
				  of Mental Health's "DMH Licensed Administrator" professional credentialing
				  program was known as the DMH "Licensed Mental Health/Mental Retardation
				  Administrator" professional credentialing program. From October 1, 2008, to
				  April 30, 2017, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health's "DMH Licensed
				  Administrator" professional credentialing program was known as the DMH
				  "Licensed DMH Administrator" professional credentialing program.
E.
DMH Addictions Therapist
				Program
Prior to January 1, 2012, the Mississippi Department
				  of Mental Health's "DMH Addictions Therapist" professional credentialing
				  program was known as the DMH "Addiction Counselor" professional credentialing
				  program.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.5 - DMH Professional Credentialing Programs - Certification/Licensure Levels

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The
DMH
				Mental Health Therapist Program
has three (3) levels of
				certification/licensure:
1.
Provisionally Certified Mental Health Therapist (PCMHT)
a. The Provisionally Certified Mental Health
				Therapist (PCMHT) credential is a temporary and nonrenewable credential.
b. Provisional Certification
				(PCMHT) allows qualified individuals who do not meet the requirements to apply
				directly for full certification (CMHT) to become temporarily credentialed while
				pursuing full certification.
c.
				Provisional certification is valid for up to two years (24 consecutive months)
				from the date of issuance; this time frame is referred to as the "Provisional
				Certification Period."
d. Once an
				individual obtains the PCMHT credential, he/she progresses (upgrades) to full
				certification as a CMHT by successfully completing the upgrade requirements.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.6 - Professional Titles

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Recognized
				professional titles within the
DMH Mental Health Therapist
credentialing program are:
1. DMH
				"Provisionally Certified Mental Health Therapist" or the abbreviation
				"PCMHT"
;
2. DMH
				"Certified Mental Health Therapist" or the abbreviation "CMHT"; and,
3. DMH "Licensed Clinical Mental Health
				Therapist" or the abbreviation "LCMHT"
; (no longer offered to new
				applicants).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.7 - Updates

Current through June 25, 2024
A. This document is periodically updated and
				revised. The applicant/DMH-credentialed individual (or other interested person)
				is responsible for ensuring that he/she has the most current version of this
				document.
B. Affected persons must
				comply with, and are responsible for, provisions contained in the most current
				version, including utilization of current application and related forms.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.8 - Nondiscrimination and Americans with Disabilities Act

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The
				Mississippi Department of Mental Health does not discriminate because of race,
				color, creed, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or political
				affiliation. The Department of Mental Health promotes nondiscriminatory
				practices and procedures in all phases of state service administration, as well
				as in programs funded and/or certified/operated by the Department of Mental
				Health.
B. The Mississippi
				Department of Mental Health complies with all aspects of the Americans with
				Disabilities Act. If requested, special accommodations to aid in the completion
				of forms or related credentialing matters will be provided.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.9 - Application Booklets

Current through June 25, 2024
A. This document
				and the corresponding application forms are made available online at the agency
				(DMH) website.
B. Individuals who
				need a print copy should contact the Division of PLACE.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.10 - Application Time Limits

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Initial
				applications will remain open for two years from date of receipt. During that
				time, when applicable as determined by the DMH Division of PLACE, applicants
				have the opportunity to rectify any deficiencies.
B. Following two years from the date of
				receipt, incomplete applications (
initial and upgrade)
,
				applications containing unresolved deficiencies
(initial and
				upgrade)
, and applications which did not result in a credential being
				awarded (
initial and upgrade)
will no longer be maintained by
				the Division. Additional timelines relating to upgrade and renewal applications
				are covered more fully in the relevant sections of this document.
C. Applicants should make copies of all
				application forms (except any sealed materials) before submitting the
				application. DMH will not return forms to applicants or anyone else once the
				application has been submitted.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.11 - Jurisdictional Limitations

Current through June 25, 2024
A. These rules and
				requirements are limited to the issuance of DMH professional credentialing
				through the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Division of Professional
				Licensure and Certification (PLACE).
B. Actions of the Division of Professional
				Licensure and Certification, the Professional Licensure and Certification
				Review Board, the Department of Mental Health and the State Board of Mental
				Health should not in any way be construed as a recommendation for or against
				personnel action.
C. It is not the
				intent of DMH to monitor members of other appropriately-regulated professional
				credentials in Mississippi. No provisions in these rules and requirements
				should be construed as overlapping or interfering with the jurisdiction of
				other appropriately-regulated professional credentials.
D. Holding a DMH professional credential does
				not exempt an individual from any other professional certification/licensure
				required by state law.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 1 - General Information › Rule 24-3-1.12 - Final Interpretation

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Mississippi
				Department of Mental Health is responsible for the final interpretation of all
				matters pertaining to DMH professional credentialing, including (but not
				limited to) all provisions contained within this document. This interpretation
				will be considered binding on all applicants and DMH-credentialed individuals
				(unless otherwise preempted by the Mississippi State Board of Mental Health).
B. DMH may develop supplementary
				internal policies and procedures to work in concert with this document.
				Moreover, any provisions or situations not expressly covered in this document
				will be handled on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of DMH, the Division
				of PLACE, the PLACE Review Board and, as appropriate, the State Board of Mental
				Health.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 2 - Organization › Rule 24-3-2.1 - Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE)

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Mississippi Department of Mental
				Health (DMH), Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) is
				responsible for the development and implementation of DMH professional
				credentialing programs administered through DMH PLACE.
B. Major duties of the Division include (but
				are not limited to):
1. Promulgates rules and
				requirements pertaining to DMH professional credentialing;
2. Administers DMH professional credentialing
				programs;
3. Processes
				applications for DMH professional credentialing and related forms, paperwork
				and fees;
4. Assists the public
				with information pertaining to DMH professional credentialing;
5. Maintains a registry of individuals
				holding a DMH professional credential through the Division of PLACE and
				provides verification of DMH professional credentials, as appropriate;
6. Regulates the use of DMH
				professional credentialing titles; and,
7. Facilitates Professional Licensure and
				Certification (PLACE) Review Board meetings and related matters.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 2 - Organization › Rule 24-3-2.2 - PLACE Review Board

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The PLACE Review
				Board's composition and appointment structure is as follows:
1. The Professional Licensure and
				Certification (PLACE) Review Board is comprised of seven members.
2. Additional members may be appointed as
				determined necessary by the DMH Executive Director.
3. The term of office is five years; Review
				Board members may hold consecutive terms.
4. Appointments are made by the DMH Executive
				Director. Attempts are made to ensure adequate representation among disciplines
				and programmatic types.
5. Review
				Board members must hold a DMH professional credential in good standing, and at
				least one Review Board member must also be a DMH Central Office staff
				representative.
6. A Chairperson
				is chosen by the Review Board from among its members. The Chairperson's term of
				office is one year. Other Review Board member functions and responsibilities
				may be assigned by the Review Board or Division, as needed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 2 - Organization › Rule 24-3-2.3 - DMH Executive Director

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The DMH
				Executive Director, or designee, reviews and approves/disapproves Review Board
				recommendations to award DMH professional credentials to individual applicants.
B. The DMH Executive Director, or
				designee, reviews and makes decisions regarding Review Board actions relating
				to the denial of a DMH professional credential (if appealed by the
				applicant/credentialed individual) and/or the imposition of sanctions (if
				appealed by the credentialed individual).
C. The DMH Executive Director, or designee,
				reserves the right to amend or repeal any rule or requirement contained in this
				document (or adopt a new rule or requirement), with appropriate prior notice.
				In this event, the DMH Division of PLACE will send notification of the directed
				change(s) to the last known address of each registered DMH-credentialed
				individual. The promulgated change(s) will be effective whether received by the
				person entitled to notice or not. Notice will also be given to state mental
				health system program directors or staff development officers. Change(s) made
				under this provision will be incorporated into the existing Rules and
Rules and Requirements
document in a timely manner.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 2 - Organization › Rule 24-3-2.4 - State Board of Mental Health

Current through June 25, 2024
A. During the
				administrative appeal process, an applicant/credentialed individual may appeal
				the decision of the DMH Executive Director to the State Board of Mental Health.
B. During the disciplinary appeal
				process, a credentialed individual may appeal the decision of the DMH Executive
				Director to the State Board of Mental Health.
C. The State Board of Mental Health, as the
				authorized entity under applicable state law to promulgate state mental health
				system credentialing programs, reserves the right to amend or repeal any rule
				or requirement contained within this document (or adopt a new rule or
				requirement) without prior notice. In this event, the DMH Division of PLACE
				will send notification of the directed change(s) to the last known address of
				each registered DMH-credentialed individual. The promulgated change(s) will be
				effective whether received by the person entitled to notification or not.
				Notice will also be given to state mental health system program directors or
				staff development officers. Change(s) made under this provision will be
				incorporated into the existing
Rules and Requirements
document
				in a timely manner.
Section
				  41-4-7
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 3 - DMH Mental Health Therapist Credentialing Program - Certification Requirements › Rule 24-3-3.1 - Provisionally Certified Mental Health Therapist Requirements - PCMHT

Current through June 25, 2024
A. In order to be eligible to apply for the
DMH Provisionally Certified Mental Health Therapist
credential
(PCMHT)
,
an individual must meet ALL of the requirements
				listed below
:
1. Employment
				Requirement;
2. Education
				Requirement;
3. Ethics
				Requirement; AND,
4. Criminal
				Background Checks Requirement.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 3 - DMH Mental Health Therapist Credentialing Program - Certification Requirements › Rule 24-3-3.2 - PCMHT Upgrade Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Once an
				individual is awarded the DMH Provisionally Certified Mental Health Therapist
				credential (PCMHT), he/she must complete the following two (2) requirements in
				order to upgrade to full certification as a CMHT:
1. Experience Requirement; AND,
2. Examination Requirement.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 3 - DMH Mental Health Therapist Credentialing Program - Certification Requirements › Rule 24-3-3.3 - Certified Mental Health Therapist Requirements - CMHT

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Individuals eligible to apply for the
DMH Certified Mental Health Therapist
credential
(CMHT)
are as follows:
1. PCMHTs
				who have successfully completed all upgrade requirements listed above by the
				end of their two-year Provisional Certification Period may apply to upgrade to
				full certification (CMHT) on or before their prescribed deadline, as outlined
				in Chapter Fifteen.
(This is considered an upgrade application for
				CMHT.)
2. Individuals
				initially meeting the requirements for CMHT, as outlined in this chapter,
				should apply directly for this level of credential, thereby skipping
				provisional certification (PCMHT).
(This is considered an initial
				application for CMHT.)
Otherwise, an individual applies for PCMHT and
				then later, once upgrade requirements are met, applies for CMHT.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 3 - DMH Mental Health Therapist Credentialing Program - Certification Requirements › Rule 24-3-3.4 - DMH Mental Health Therapist Certification Requirements - Categories and Descriptions

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
Employment
				Requirement
1. The applicant must be
				currently employed at a Mississippi "state mental health system" program, as
				defined in Chapter One.
2.
				Employment refers to paid (not volunteer) work.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 4 - DMH Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Therapist Credentialing Program - Certification Requirements › Rule 24-3-4.1 - Provisionally Certified Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist Requirements - PCIDDT

Current through June 25, 2024
A. In order to be
				eligible to apply for the
DMH Provisionally Certified Intellectual and
				Developmental Disabilities Therapist
credential
(PCIDDT)
,
an individual must meet ALL of the requirements listed below
:
1. Employment Requirement;
2. Education Requirement;
3. Ethics Requirement; AND,
4. Criminal Background Checks Requirement.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 4 - DMH Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Therapist Credentialing Program - Certification Requirements › Rule 24-3-4.2 - PCIDDT Upgrade Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Once an
				individual is awarded the DMH Provisionally Certified Intellectual and
				Developmental Disabilities Therapist credential (PCIDDT), he/she must complete
				the following two (2) requirements in order to upgrade to full certification as
				a CIDDT:
1. Experience Requirement; AND,
2. Examination Requirement.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 4 - DMH Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Therapist Credentialing Program - Certification Requirements › Rule 24-3-4.3 - Certified Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist Requirements - CIDDT

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Individuals
				eligible to apply for the
DMH Certified Intellectual and Developmental
				Disabilities Therapist
credential
(CIDDT)
are as follows:
1. PCIDDTs who have successfully completed
				all upgrade requirements listed above by the end of their two-year Provisional
				Certification Period may apply to upgrade to full certification (CIDDT) on or
				before their prescribed deadline, as outlined in Chapter Fifteen.
(This
				is considered an upgrade application for CIDDT.)
2. Individuals initially meeting the
				requirements for CIDDT, as outlined in this chapter, should apply directly for
				this level of credential, thereby skipping provisional certification (PCIDDT).
(This is considered an initial application for CIDDT.)
Otherwise, an individual applies for PCIDDT and then later, once upgrade
				requirements are met, applies for CIDDT.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 3 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification (PLACE) Professional Credentialing Rules and Requirements › Chapter 4 - DMH Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Therapist Credentialing Program - Certification Requirements › Rule 24-3-4.4 - DMH IDD Therapist Certification Requirements - Categories and Descriptions

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
Employment
				Requirement
1. The applicant must be
				currently employed at a Mississippi "state mental health system" program, as
				defined in Chapter One.
2.
				Employment refers to paid (not volunteer) work.