Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 8 - Rules, Regulations and Application Guidelines for the Licensed DMH Administrator Program
Chapter 5 - Renewal Procedure
Section 24-8-5-5 - Expiration of Professional Licensure
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 24-8-5-5
Current through September 24, 2024
A. Expiration Timeline
(1) December
31st: Licensure as a Mental Health/Mental
Retardation Administrator expires after the December
31st renewal deadline for each two-year licensure
period. Renewal application forms and renewal fees are all due on or before
December 31st.
(2) January 1st:
The status of all unrenewed certificates will be changed to lapsed on January
1st. See Chapter 3, Section 6, B., (3), p. 14 for
more information on "lapsed" status.
(3) January 31st:
Through January 31st, professional licensure that
has lapsed due to failure to renew may be returned to current status upon
submission to the Division of all required renewal application forms/
materials, payment in full of the Renewal Fee plus payment of a Late Renewal
Penalty Fee equal to one-half of the Renewal Fee.
(4) February 1st:
On and after February 1st, an individual whose
professional licensure has lapsed due to failure to renew will be required to
repeat the entire application process, including submission of all forms and
payment of all fees, and meet all current licensure requirements in order to
return to current status.
B. Certificate
An individual's certificate ceases to be valid after December 31st, unless the individual has met all requirements before that date and is waiting to receive a renewal document.
C. Department of Human Services Report
In accordance with state law, those individuals who have allowed their professional licensure to lapse will be reported accordingly to the Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Enforcement.
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