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 24-2-11.9 - Multidisciplinary Personnel at DMH/C and DMH/P Providers
Current through September 24, 2024
Community Mental Health Center providers (certified under the DMH/C option) and other community service providers certified as DMH/P providers must have multidisciplinary personnel, with at least the following disciplines represented:
A. A psychiatrist who is board certified or board eligible and licensed to practice medicine in Mississippi (available on a contractual, part-time or full-time basis);
B. A psychologist licensed to practice in Mississippi (available on a contractual, part-time or full-time basis);
C. A full-time or full-time equivalent registered nurse;
D. A full-time or full-time equivalent Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Provisional-Licensed Professional Counselor (P-LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT);
E. A full-time or full-time equivalent business manager who is capable of assuming responsibility for the fiscal operations of the agency provider;
F. A full-time or full-time equivalent records practitioner or designated records clerk who is capable of assuming responsibility for the supervision and control of all center records; and,
G. An employee with at least a Master's degree in a mental health or related field to supervise children's mental health services on a full-time basis. This person must have administrative authority and responsibility for children's mental health services. This person may carry a caseload of fifteen (15) children, youth or young adults.
Section 41-4-7 of the Mississippi Code, 1972, as Amended