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 450:50-3-5 - Fitness of applicants

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 450:50-3-5

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) The purpose of this section is to establish the fitness of the applicant as one of the criteria for approval of certification as a Behavioral Health Case Manager and to set forth the criteria by which the Commissioner will determine the fitness of the applicants.

(b) The substantiation of any of the following items related to the applicant may be, as determined by the Department, the basis for the denial of or delay of certification of the applicant:

(1) Lack of necessary skills and abilities to provide adequate services;

(2) Misrepresentation on the application or other materials submitted to the Department;

(3) Any conviction of a crime involving a child or vulnerable adult;

(4) Any conviction of a sex offense not identified in (b)(5)(D) of this Section;

(5) Any other felony conviction, unless the applicant can demonstrate to the Department's satisfaction the successful completion of a minimum of one (1) year of probation related to one or more of the offenses below:
(A) Forgery, fraud, or perjury;

(B) Burglary, arson, embezzlement, knowingly concealing stolen property, leaving the scene of an accident, or larceny;

(C) Possession, manufacturing, distribution, maintaining a dwelling, driving under the influence, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, or parent causing delinquency; or

(D) Prostitution or nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images.

(6) A violation of the rules of professional conduct set forth in this Chapter.

(c) The Department shall obtain document(s) necessary to determine the fitness of an applicant.

(d) The Department may require explanation of negative references prior to issuance of certification.

Added at 20 Ok Reg 678, eff 2-27-03 (emergency); Added at 21 Ok Reg 1088, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2618, eff 7-12-07; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2238, eff 7-11-10

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