Current through September 24, 2024
A. Required
Biennially
Individuals holding full certification (CMRT) or licensure
(LCMRT) are required to renew their professional credential every two (2) years
on a certification/licensure schedule established by the Division.
(1) The Mental Retardation Therapist Program
is organized by two-year Certification/Licensure Periods. The first two-year
Certification/Licensure Period was July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999.
Subsequent periods will be every two years such as follows:
Certification/Licensure Periods
2nd Period: July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2001
3rd Period: July 1, 2001- June 30, 2003
4th Period: July 1, 2003- July 30, 2005
5th Period: July 1, 2005- June 30, 2007
(2) In accordance with the two-year
Certification/Licensure Period established by the Division, individuals holding
full certification or licensure shall renew their professional certification
and licensure on or before the established June 30th renewal deadline in order
to maintain Current status.
(3) The
first established deadline for renewal was June 30, 1999; subsequent deadlines
for renewal will be every other year, such as June 30, 2001, June 30, 2003,
June 30, 2005, June 30, 2007, etc.
(4) Prior to each renewal deadline, the
Division plans to mail each certificant and licensee with either Current or
Inactive status a renewal notice containing current forms and
directions.
B.
Responsibility
The responsibility for timely renewal is that of the
certificant/licensee.
(1) Failure to
receive a renewal notice from the Division shall not relieve the
certificant/licensee from the renewal requirement.
(2) Individuals who do not renew by the
established deadline will be considered to have allowed their credential to
lapse. As a result, the status for each such individual will be changed to
Lapsed. See Chapter 5, Section 5, pp. 33-34, for more information on expiration
of professional certification/licensure.
C. Employment Requirement
A certificant/licensee applying for renewal must either
continue to be in the employ of a program as described in Chapter 3, Section 1,
C., p. 7 or must have Inactive status. See Chapter 3, Section 7, C., (2), pp.
16-17, for more information on Inactive status. Additional information on
reporting employment can be found in Chapter 5, Section 2, C., p. 31.
D. Ongoing Inservice/Training
Requirement
(1) A certificant/licensee
applying for renewal must provide proof of a minimum of thirty (30) Contact
Hours of successfully completed inservice/ training (approximately fifteen [15]
Contact Hours per year) as verified by the program's designated Staff
Development Officer.
(2) A
certificant applying to upgrade to licensure at the time of renewal must
provide proof of a minimum of thirty (30) Contact Hours of successfully
completed inservice/training (approximately fifteen [15] Contact Hours per
year) as verified by the program's designated Staff Development Officer. See
Chapter 5, Section 1, E., p. 30 for more information on the Upgrade
Option.
(3) Whether applying for
renewal or applying for an upgrade under the Upgrade Option, the Contact Hours
must have been accrued during the current Certification/Licensure Period. See
Chapter 5, Section 1, E., p. 30 for more information on the Upgrade
Option.
E. Upgrade
Option
(1) Although an individual may upgrade
to full certification or licensure at any time he/she is eligible, the option
also exists to upgrade at the time of renewal rather than renew
certification/licensure. This is called the Upgrade Option and is available
during the three months prior to the end of the Certification/Licensure Period
(the months of April, May and June prior to the Mental Retardation Therapist
Program's biennial renewal).
(2) A
certificant choosing the Upgrade Option must submit his/her complete upgrade
application packet so that it is received by the Division between April
1st and the June 30th renewal deadline.
(3) A certificant whose upgrade application
packet submitted under the Upgrade Option is not received by the Division by
the June 30th renewal deadline is expected to renew his/her certification. No
upgrade application packet will be accepted for the Upgrade Option after the
June 30th renewal deadline:
(4) A
certificant choosing the Upgrade Option is expected to report a minimum of
thirty (30) Contact Hours of inservice training from the current two-year
Certification/Licensure Period as part of his/her upgrade application
packet.
F. Not
Applicable
Renewal is not applicable to individuals holding provisional
certification (PCMRT). At the conclusion of the two (2) year Provisional
Certification Period, a PCMRT may upgrade to either full certification (CMRT)
or licensure (LCMRT). See Chapter 3, Section 2, B., p. 8 for more information
on provisional certification.
