Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers
Chapter 11 - Human Resources
Rule 24-2-11.2 - Personnel Records

A. The application for employment or resume, including employment history and experience;

B. A copy of the employee's degree and/or transcript, as appropriate to position requirements;

C. A copy of the current Mississippi license or certification for all licensed or certified personnel;

D. A copy of a valid driver's license and current personal or agency insurance (as applicable) for all designated drivers;

E. As authorized by law, for all employees, volunteers, and interns, documentation must be maintained that a criminal records background check (including prior convictions under the Vulnerable Adults Act) and child abuse central registry check have been obtained by the current entity seeking to employ the person and no information was received that would exclude the employee/volunteer/intern. (See Sections 43-15-6, 43-20-5, and 43-20-8 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated.) For the purpose of these checks, each employee/volunteer/intern must be fingerprinted and fingerprints must be run as a part of the background check. Criminal Records background checks and child abuse central registry checks must be completed at hire and before contact with people served as required by the agency provider's policies and procedures while the employee is employed with the agency provider.

F. Documentation of verification of at least two (2) references. One (1) reference must be a professional reference.

G. Annual job performance evaluations.

H. Job description.

I Date of hire.

J. If contractual services are provided by a certified agency provider, or obtained by a certified agency provider; there must be a current written contractual agreement in place that addresses, at minimum, the following: