Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 8 - Rules, Regulations and Application Guidelines for the Licensed DMH Administrator Program
Chapter 3 - Pre-Licensure and Licensure Requirements
Section 24-8-3-3 - Pre-Licensure Requirements
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 24-8-3-3
Current through September 24, 2024
A. To be eligible for admission into the MH/MR Administrator Licensure program, each Applicant must submit a complete application for the review and approval/disapproval of both the Review Board and the Executive Director indicating that he/she meets the following requirements:
(1) Employment:
Employment in a program described in Chapter 3, Section 1, A., p. 6 in an
appropriate position as indicated in Chapter 3, Section 2, p. 6;
(2) Education: A minimum of a master's degree
(at least a 30 semester hour program) in Mental Health, Mental Retardation,
Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Business Administration, Accounting, Public Policy
Administration or a related field from an approved educational
institution;
(3) Experience: At
least four (4) years of supervised experience in the field of mental health
and/ or mental retardation, at least two (2) of which must have been in the
State of Mississippi and at least two (2) of which must have been in an
administrative position;
(a) Supervisor: A
supervisor should be the Applicant's immediate supervisor and shall not be a
member of the Applicant's immediate family.
(b) Acceptable Experience: All experience
requirements are based on full-time, 40 hour per week work experience. While
individuals with part-time experience are welcome to apply, they should report
work experience that is the equivalent to a 40 hour per, week work experience.
The Review Board will review each application and make decisions regarding
part- time experience on a case-by-case basis.
(c) Administrative Position: For the purposes
of this professional credential, an administrator must have program-wide,
county-wide or state-wide responsibilities and authority. Experience in an
administrative position should include, but not be limited to, tasks such as
hiring, evaluating, rewarding, and firing employees; program policy
development; supervision of multiple staff; budget development and oversight;
implementation of large-scale programmatic activities, etc.
(4) Sponsorship: A Sponsor as
described in Chapter 3, Section 4, pp. 8-9; and,
(5) Letters of Support: Submission of three
(3) letters of support, with the following considerations:
(a) At least two (2) letters of support must
be from employers, current or former;
(b) One (1) letter of support may be a
character reference from a non- employer; and,
(c) Letters of support may not be submitted
by any member of the Applicant's immediate family.
B. Upon meeting these criteria, as determined by the Review Board and the Executive Director, the Applicant will be granted admission to the program and will be designated as a MH/MR Administrator Licensure Program Participant (Participant).
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