Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers
Chapter 24 - Day Programs and Employment Related Services for Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Rule 24-2-24.3 - Supported Employment Services for Serious Mental Illness

A. Supported Employment Services for serious mental illness are provided to people with severe and persistent mental illnesses who have indicated employment is one (1) of their goals. The activities of Supported Employment help people achieve and sustain recovery. The ultimate goal of the Supported Employment Services is to assist people with serious mental illness in discovering paths of self-sufficiency and recovery rather than disability and dependence.

B. Supported Employment Services will develop policies and procedures to provide and expand evidence-based Supported Employment Services (such as the Individual Placement and Support [IPS] model), to adults with severe and persistent mental illness as listed in the most current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. All adult people with severe mental disorders are eligible, including dual disorders of substance use and mental illness.

C. Supported Employment Services must be voluntary.

D. Supported Employment Services will have no eligibility restrictions such as: job readiness, no substance use, no violent behavior, minimal intellectual functioning, or mild symptoms.