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 24-8-3-5 - Licensure Requirements

(a) Successful completion of the MS- CPM program is required. In order to receive the designation of Certified Public Manager, Participants must complete:

* Six levels of core courses entitled,

* Managing Government in Mississippi":

* Two outside readings;

* Professional development electives (30 hours);

* Selected required electives (58 hours);

* Three job-related projects;

* An Executive Seminar; and,

* Examinations on core courses.

(b) The Participant is responsible for contacting the Mississippi Certified Public Manager Program for information on application, required fees, etc. Contact information for the MS-CPM program is as follows:

Certified Public Manager Program State Personnel Board

(c) The Participant is responsible for completion and submission of all required forms for the MS-CPM program as well as payment of all required fees. It is permissible for an individual's place of employment to pay for all or part of the MS-CPM program.

(a) Mississippi Department of Health Minimum Standards of Operation for Psychiatric Hospitals

(b) Mississippi Department of Health Licensing Regulations for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities

(c) Mississippi Department of Health Minimum Standards of Operation for Mississippi Hospitals- Chemical Dependency Units

(d) Mississippi Department of Health ICF/MR Standards

(e) Mississippi Department of Mental Health Minimum Standards for Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Services

(f) Mississippi Department of Health Minimum Standards of Operation for Institutions for the Aged or Infirm

(a) Written examinations, as described in Chapter 3, Section 5, A., (2), p. 10, will be administered on the first Monday of each month. When the first Monday falls on a State-observed holiday, examinations will be administered on the second Monday.

(b) Examinations will only be administered to individuals who have been admitted into the DMH MH/MR Administrator licensure program (Participants).

(c) A Participant who wishes to register for an examination should notify the Division in writing at least ten (10) working days prior to the examination date, clearly indicating which exam(s) he/she wishes to take. The appropriate fee per exam must accompany the written notification of registration.

(d) Each examination will cover one of the documents listed under Chapter 3, Section 5, A., (2), p. 10. Each test is limited to two (2) hours.

(e) 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.

(f) There are no restrictions as to the combinations of examinations a Participant may sit for per test date. However, any tests for which a Participant has registered must be completed within the office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; therefore, a Participant may not sit for more than four (4) tests per test date.

(g) A Participant has two opportunities to successfully complete each written examination without meeting additional requirements.

(h) Successful completion of all required examinations (or official waiver as indicated in Chapter 3, Section 5, E., (2), p. 13) is necessary for a Participant to obtain licensure as a DMH MH/MR Administrator.

(i) The established Examination Fee ($15.00) is applicable per administration of examination.

(a) To register for re-examination, a Participant should follow the same procedures as indicated in Chapter 3, Section 5, B., (1), (c), p. 10.

(b) 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 Review Board for approval. The Applicant and the Sponsor will be required to complete the approved plan of remedial study prior to the Applicant's registration for re-examination.

(c) 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.

(d) No Participant may sit for a specific examination more than four (4) times.

(e) A Participant who fails any written examination four (4) times is considered to have defaulted from the program. See Chapter 3, Section 5, D., p. 12 for more information on default.

(a) Inactivity for twelve (12) months shall result in a letter of warning sent to both the Participant and Sponsor;

(b) Inactivity for eighteen (18) months shall result in a letter indicating impending default from the program sent to both the Participant and Sponsor and change of the program Participant's status to "probationary."

(c) After inactivity for twenty-four (24) months, the Participant shall be considered to have defaulted. The Participant shall be removed from the program and the Sponsor will not be considered as qualified to serve as a Sponsor for a period of one (1) year from the date of default. A letter indicating such will be sent to both the Participant and Sponsor.

(d) Failure to file progress reports within time frames established by the Division shall be considered to be inactivity for the purposes of default.

(e) Upon written request by both the Participant and the Sponsor, the Review Board may grant "inactive" Participant status to a Participant in extenuating circumstances such as extended illness, accident, maternity leave, etc. This status is necessary to prevent default due to inactivity.

(a) A Participant who completed the MS-CPM program and received CPM designation prior to his/her admission to the MH/MR Administrator Licensure program is not expected to repeat the CPM program, regardless of the date of completion. The Participant should submit a letter to the Division indicating previous completion of this requirement and either official correspondence from the MS-CPM program confirming CPM status or a copy of the certificate attesting to the title of Certified Public Manager.

(b) An individual who has obtained the Certificate of Supervisory Management is not expected to repeat that training, but will be expected to complete the remainder of the MS-CPM program and obtain CPM designation. The Participant should submit a letter to the Division indicating previous completion of the CSM portion of the MS-CPM program and either official correspondence from the MS-CPM program confirming CSM status or a copy of the Certificate of Supervisory Management.

(c) An individual who has completed a Certified Public Manager Program in a state other than Mississippi within the National Certified Public Manager Consortium (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, USDA, Utah, and Wisconsin) 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.