24 Miss. Code. R. 3-4.3 - Certified Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist Requirements - CIDDT

A. Individuals eligible to apply for the DMH Certified Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist credential (CIDDT) are as follows:

1. PCIDDTs who have successfully completed all upgrade requirements listed above by the end of their two-year Provisional Certification Period may apply to upgrade to full certification (CIDDT) on or before their prescribed deadline, as outlined in Chapter Fifteen. (This is considered an upgrade application for CIDDT.)

2. Individuals initially meeting the requirements for CIDDT, as outlined in this chapter, should apply directly for this level of credential, thereby skipping provisional certification (PCIDDT). (This is considered an initial application for CIDDT.) Otherwise, an individual applies for PCIDDT and then later, once upgrade requirements are met, applies for CIDDT.

B. In order to be eligible to apply for the DMH Certified Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist credential (CIDDT), an individual must meet ALL of the requirements listed below:

1. Employment Requirement;

2. Education Requirement;

3. Ethics Requirement;

4. Criminal Background Checks Requirement;

5. Experience Requirement; AND,

6. Examination Requirement.

C. The Employment, Education, Ethics, Criminal Background Checks, Experience and Examination requirements are outlined in the "DMH IDD Therapist Certification Requirements - Categories and Descriptions" section of this chapter.

Notes

24 Miss. Code. R. 3-4.3

Section 41-4-7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated

Amended 5/1/2017