1. DMH Licensed
Administrator (LA) Program Participants have two (2) Independent Study and
Training options from which to choose in order to obtain licensure. LA Program
Participants choose ONE (1) of the following two (2) Independent
Study and Training options in order to obtain DMH Licensed Administrator (LA)
licensure:
2.
Independent
Study and Training - Option One Requirements:
a. Graduation from the Certified Public
Manager (CPM) Program AND Graduation from the DMH Accelerated
Leadership Program - Focus
b. The
Mississippi Certified Public Manager Program is made available through the
Mississippi State Personnel Board. Program Participants needing information on
CPM registration/completion should contact their LA program sponsor and/or the
Mississippi State Personnel Board.
c. LA Program Participants obtaining
licensure through this option should submit a copy of the CPM and Focus
graduation certificates to the DMH Division of PLACE upon completion of these
programs (or other official documentation denoting completion as determined
acceptable by the DMH Division of PLACE).
d. An individual who has completed a
Certified Public Manager Program in a state other than Mississippi within the
National Certified Public Manager Consortium is not expected to repeat the CPM
program. The Participant should submit a letter to the Division indicating
previous completion of this requirement and a copy of the certificate attesting
to the title of "Certified Public Manager."
3.
Independent Study and Training -
Option Two Requirements:a. Graduation
from the Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program AND successful
completion of three (3) of the four (4) available DMH Licensed Administrator
Program Examinations.
b. The
Mississippi Certified Public Manager Program is made available through the
Mississippi State Personnel Board. Program Participants needing information on
CPM registration/completion should contact their LA program sponsor and/or the
Mississippi State Personnel Board.
c. LA Program Participants obtaining
licensure through this option should submit a copy of the CPM graduation
certificate to the DMH Division of PLACE upon completion of this program (or
other official documentation denoting completion as determined acceptable by
the DMH Division of PLACE).
d. An
individual who has completed a Certified Public Manager Program in a state
other than Mississippi within the National Certified Public Manager Consortium
is not expected to repeat the CPM program. The Participant should submit a
letter to the Division indicating previous completion of this requirement and a
copy of the certificate attesting to the title of "Certified Public Manager."
e. The selection of which three
(3) exams to study for and take is the LA Program Participant's choice.
f. DMH Licensed Administrator
Program Examination study materials are located in the LA Program Participant
Examination Study Guide which is provided to applicable LA Program Participants
upon entry into the program. Once LA Program Participants have decided which
three (3) examinations to take, LA Program Participants register for these
examinations by using the LA Examination Registration Form or by contacting the
DMH Division of PLACE.
g. The LA
examination schedule is developed and published by the Mississippi Department
of Mental Health (DMH) Division of Professional Licensure and Certification
(PLACE). Interested individuals should contact the DMH Division of PLACE for
additional information.
h.
Examinations will only be administered to individuals who have been admitted
into the DMH Licensed Administrator licensure program as a Program Participant.
i. A Participant who wishes to
register for an examination should notify the Division by submitting the
necessary examination registration form and fee by the prescribed examination
registration deadline date. The appropriate fee per examination must accompany
the written notification of registration.
j. Each examination will cover one of the
documents listed in the LA Program Participant Examination Study Guide. Each
test is limited to two (2) hours.
k. The required written examinations may be
taken at any time during the period of Independent Study and Training and in
any order preferred by the Participant.
l. The minimum passing score for each DMH
Licensed Administrator Examination is at least seventy percent (70%).
m. A Participant has two
opportunities to complete successfully each written examination without meeting
additional requirements.
n. The
established Examination Fee is applicable per administration of examination.
o. If any written examination is
failed twice, the Participant and his/her Sponsor will be required to submit a
written plan of remedial study to the PLACE Review Board for approval. The
Participant and the Sponsor will be required to complete the approved plan of
remedial study prior to the Participant's registration for re-examination.
p. Upon completion of the program
for remedial study, a Participant may register and sit for re-examination two
(2) more times. Payment of the Examination Fee is required for each
administration of each examination at the time of registration.
q. No Participant may sit for a specific
examination more than four (4) times.
r. A Participant who fails any written
examination four (4) times is considered to have defaulted from the program.
4. Unless an extension
has been granted, the "Program Participant" must complete the program of
Independent Study and Training within 24 months of admission into the program
as a "Program Participant." The Program Participant's date of admission is
counted as Day One. Otherwise, the "Program Participant" shall be considered to
have defaulted.
5. Upon written
request by both the Participant and the Sponsor, the PLACE Review Board may
grant an extension of up to six months for a Program Participant needing more
time to complete the Independent Study and Training program. The extension
request must be received by the Division no later than the last working day of
the month following the 24 th month of the "Program
Participant" phase period (i.e., the last working day of the 25
th month following the individual's admission into
the program as a "Program Participant." The Program Participant's date of
admission is counted as Day One).
6. Any Participant who has failed any written
examination four (4) times shall be considered to have defaulted.