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

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:

D. All DMH-certified providers of Prevention Services must document all prevention activities on the designated internet-based tool or other required tool by the tenth (10th) working day of the month following the reporting period.

E. All prevention agency providers must have an employee designated to coordinate the prevention services.

F. People working in Prevention Services must have their own working computer (provided by the certified agency provider) with internet access.

G. All Prevention Services must show evidence of ongoing use of at least one (1) model, evidence-based curriculum recommended by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. All services are required to provide an evidenced-based curriculum schedule upon request. The percentage of evidence-based curriculum implementation must adhere to Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services grant requirements.