24 Miss. Code. R. 3-18.2 - Scope of Practice - DMH Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist
A. DMH professional
credentials are valid only in Mississippi's "state mental health system." DMH
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapists may only use their
credential title if actively employed in the state mental health system
(or in Inactive Status).
B. Provisionally Certified Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities Therapists (PCIDDTs), Certified Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities Therapists (CIDDTs) and Licensed Clinical
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapists (LCIDDTs) are
certified/licensed to provide intellectual/developmental disability services
(involving application of the principles, methods, and procedures of
intellectual/developmental disability service provision) within Mississippi's
"state mental health system." CIDDTs and LCIDDTs are also certified/licensed to
supervise the provision of intellectual/developmental disability services
(involving application of the principles, methods, and procedures of
intellectual/developmental disability service provision) within Mississippi's
"state mental health system."
C.
DMH Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapists (PCIDDTs, CIDDTs,
and LCIDDTs) are also certified/licensed to provide (or supervise the provision
of) community support services and/or ID/DD waiver support coordination
services (involving application of the principles, methods and procedures of
community support service provision and/or ID/DD waiver support coordination
service provision) within Mississippi's "state mental health system," as per
the definitions of "community support services" and "ID/DD waiver support
coordination services" located in the glossary section of this document and the
DMH Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental
Disabilities, and Substance Use Disorders Community Service Providers
and as appropriate to the population being served.
D. The scope and type of
intellectual/developmental disability services, community support services,
and/or ID/DD waiver support coordination services provided (or supervised, as
appropriate) by DMH Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapists, as
well as the principles, methods and procedures of intellectual/developmental
disability services, community support services and/or ID/DD waiver support
coordination services which are provided (or supervised, as appropriate) by DMH
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapists, must be consistent with
and in compliance with the DMH Operational Standards for Mental Health,
Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Disorders Community
Service Providers.
E. DMH
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapists should only practice
within the boundaries of their education, training, supervised or other
relevant professional experience, and credential(s) held.
F. DMH Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities Therapist certification or licensure does not qualify an
individual to provide services outside this scope of practice or in private
practice.
G. Practicing beyond the
scope of practice may lead to sanctions as described in Chapter Nineteen.
H. A person issued a
certificate/license by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health may use the
title appropriate to his/her category of professional certification/licensure
while in the employ of a state mental health system program (or while in
Inactive Status).
I. Professional
identification is directly affected by employment. DMH-credentialed individuals
who experience a change in or separation from state mental health system
employment are expected to follow the relevant guidelines below.
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