Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 450 - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Chapter 50 - Standards and Criteria for Certified Behavioral Health Case Managers
Subchapter 3 - Behavioral Health Case Manager Certification Application
Section 450:50-3-1 - Qualifications for certification
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 450:50-3-1
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) Each applicant for certification as a behavioral health case manager shall:
(1) Be employed within six (6) months from
the date the application was submitted at a mental health facility, or a drug
or alcohol treatment facility that is operated by the Department or contracts
with the State to provide behavioral health services, employed by a tribe or
tribal facility that provides behavioral health services or employed by an
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs or a United States Department of
Veterans Affairs facility;
(2)
Possess good moral turpitude;
(3)
Be at least 21 years of age; and
(4) Otherwise comply with rules promulgated
by the Board implementing 43A O. S. § 3-318.
(b) In addition to the qualifications specified by subsection (a), an applicant for a certification as a Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager must meet either (1) or (2) below:
(1) Certified Behavioral Case Manager II (CM
II):
(A) A Bachelor's or Master's degree in
Education or a behavioral health related field earned from a regionally
accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of
Education (USDE); or
(B) A current
license as a registered nurse in the State of Oklahoma with experience in
behavioral health care; or
(C) A
Bachelor's or Master's degree in any field earned from a regionally accredited
college or university recognized by the USDE accompanied by a current
certification for Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner or
Certified Child and Family Resiliency Practitioner from the United States
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA); or
(D) A Bachelor's or Master's degree in any
field that shows proof of active progression toward obtaining a clinical
licensure at the master's or doctoral degree level. The degree must be granted
from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the USDE.
(2) Certified Behavioral
Health Case Manager I (CM I) must meet the requirements in (A) or (B) below:
(A) 60 college credit hours; or
(B) a high school diploma, or equivalent,
from a regionally accredited institution recognized by the United States
Department of Education with a total of 36 months of direct, documented
experience working with persons who live with mental illness and/or substance
abuse issues.
Added at 20 Ok Reg 678, eff 2-27-03 (emergency) ; Added at 21 Ok Reg 1088, eff 7-1-04 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1441, eff 7-1-06 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2618, eff 7-12-07 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2238, eff 7-11-10 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 912, eff 7-1-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1421, eff 7-1-13
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