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 450:50-3-2 - Applications for certification

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 450:50-3-2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024

(a) Applications for certification as a Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager shall be submitted electronically to the Department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner or designee.

(b) Depending on the type of CM certification that the applicant is applying for; the application shall include the following items:

(1) CM II must include:
(A) Application form completed in full according to its instructions;

(B) Official college or university transcript(s) or an electronic copy submitted to the Department by the college or university. An unofficial transcript may be accepted if the document can be substantiated by the Department;

(C) Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) name-based criminal history report. The report must be an official OSBI. If there is an incident of stolen identity, a Criminal History Record Theft number and letter must be submitted with the application;

(D) Documentation of current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Oklahoma, if applicable;

(E) A current certificate from the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA) as a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) or Certified Child and Family Resiliency Practitioner (CFRP), if applicable; and

(F) Fees.

(2) CM I must include (A), (B), (E) and either (C) or (D):
(A) Application form completed in full according to its instructions.

(B) Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation criminal history report.

(C) Official College or university transcript(s) or an electronic copy submitted to the Department by the college or university.A n unofficial transcript may be accepted if the document can be substantiated by the Department.

(D) Official high school transcript(s) or an electronic copy submitted to the Department by the high school and verification of work experience or volunteer experience. An unofficial transcript may be accepted if the document can be substantiated by the Department.
(i) Verification of work and/or volunteer experience shall be submitted using the agency's letterhead and must be completed by the supervisor or the Human Resources Department where the work or volunteer experience was obtained.

(ii) Verification form(s) must be sent to the Department directly from the employer or volunteer agency.

(iii) Volunteer work must be time spent directly with persons who have a mental illness, co-occurring or substance use disorder.

(E) Fees.

(c) Each CM II applicant is required to submit his or her transcript with the initial application. If the transcript does not list a degree on the Approved Degree List and the applicant does meet any of the qualifications of 450:50-3-1(b)(1)(B) through 450:50-3-1(b)(1)(D), a review of the transcript is required. The Department will review the transcript to determine if a minimum of thirty-six (36) hours of behavioral health related course work was completed. If, after Department review, it is determined the minimum requirement is not met, the applicant will not be eligible to continue application for CM II but will be eligible to continue application for CM I if all other requirements are met.

(d) An application must be submitted and approved by the Department prior to attending any web-based or face-to-face Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager certification training.

(e) Applications shall only be valid for a period up to six (6) months from the date of application.

(f) The applicant is not considered certified until verification of employment, exam approval results, and proof of the applicable Behavioral Health Case Management training has been submitted.

(g) Applicants shall have no violations of moral turpitude or misconduct as set forth in these rules during time of application process.

(h) An applicant, who meets the requirements for certification and otherwise complied with this Chapter, shall be eligible for certification.

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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