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 18 - Professional Responsibilities
Rule 24-3-18.7 - Separation from State Mental Health System Employment

A. It is the responsibility of the DMH-credentialed individual/DMH Licensed Administrator "Program Participant" to keep track of his/her employment situation (and the potential for notification of separation of employment via the separating employer), accordingly.

B. Once the Division receives written/email notification of separation from employment (as outlined above), the Division will allow the individual a period of up to 30 calendar days from the date of notification to pursue one of the following options:

C. More information on credentialing statuses and how to obtain a status change is listed under the "Credential Status Change Requests," "Provisional Certification Status Categories," "DMH Licensed Administrator Program Participant Status Categories" and "Full Certification/Licensure Status Categories" sections in this document.

D. During this 30-day period, unless employed in a state mental health system program and in good standing, individuals in this situation are not allowed to practice with their DMH credential.

E. At the end of the 30-day period, if no appropriate action is taken by the credentialed individual to either:

F. Status change requests which are initiated by the DMH-credentialed individual/DMH Licensed Administrator "Program Participant" are subject to Review Board approval.

G. If a DMH-credentialed individual/DMH Licensed Administrator "Program Participant" has a question about what to do if he/she has left state mental health system employment, the individual should contact the Division for assistance at the earliest indication of such separation.

H. DMH-credentialed individuals/DMH Licensed Administrator "Program Participants" must be aware that notification of separation of employment may come from either the separating employer OR the individual. The Division does not notify a DMH-credentialed individual/DMH Licensed Administrator "Program Participant" when a separating employer has made this notification. The DMH-credentialed individual/DMH Licensed Administrator "Program Participant" is held to the 30-day time frame, regardless of whether the notification of employment separation came from the individual or the separating employer.