Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 7 - Rules, Regulations and Application Guidelines for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist Program
Chapter 3 - Professional Certification and Licensure Requirements
Section 24-7-3-5 - Supervision Requirements
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 24-7-3-5
Current through September 24, 2024
A. Supervisor Qualifications
(1) A supervisor shall provide
direct supervision of the applicant's provision of direct services to
individuals with mental retardation or developmental disabilities.
(2) A supervisor may hold certification or
licensure with the DMH Mental Retardation Therapist program OR be eligible to
hold DMH Mental Retardation Therapist certification or licensure.
(3) A supervisor is considered to be
certification/licensure-eligible if he/she meets the Education and Experience
requirements for either certification or licensure. A qualified supervisor is
not required to be an employee of the state mental health system.
(4) A supervisor may be the Chair of a
governing board/ commission.
(5) A
supervisor may hold a Department of Mental Health credential as a Licensed
Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator (LMH/MRA). A LMH/MRA must be in
a supervisory position with regards to the applicant in order to meet
Supervisor qualifications.
(6) A
qualified supervisor shall not be a member of the applicant's immediate
family.
B. Need for a Supervisor Vita
(1)
Certification/license-eligible supervisors must submit a vita proving
eligibility with their completed Verification of Experience Form.
(2) Submitted vitae may be a personal vita/
resume produced by the supervisor OR a completed Supervisor Vita Form found in
Chapter 9, pp. 56-57 for initial applications or pp. 67-68 for upgrade
applications.
(3) Submitted vitae
are reviewed to ensure supervisor qualifications are met. See Chapter 3,
Section 5, A., p. 12 for more information on Supervisor
qualifications.
D. Supervisors who are the Chair of a governing Board or Commission are not required to submit a vita; they are considered to be de facto qualified.
C. Documentation of Supervision
(1) All submitted work experience must be
verified by a qualified supervisor and must be submitted on the Verification of
Experience Form provided in Chapter 9, pp. 53-55 for initial applications and
pp. 64-66 for upgrade applications.
(2) If an applicant's immediate supervisor is
not available or does not meet the required supervisor qualifications as noted
in Chapter 3, Section 5, A., p. 12, the applicant should follow the chain of
command at his/her place of employment to obtain a qualified supervisor's
verification of experience. Acceptable verification of experience may be
obtained from other middle management supervisors who are in a direct line of
supervision over the applicant's work experience or the Director /Executive
Director of the program, or the Chair of the program's governing
body.
(3) If an applicant has only
private practice experience to report, he/she should contact PLACE offices for
assistance. The Review Board will handle each application reporting only
private practice on a case-by-case basis.
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