30 Miss. Code. R. 2201-7.5 - Practice of Distance Professional Services
Any person providing counseling or supervision services through the means of Distance Professional Services (Telemental Health) must meet the following requirements:
1. Be
a practicing P-LPC, LPC, or LPC-S in Mississippi.
2. Hold a license in good standing in both
the location where services are provided by the professional as well as in the
location of the recipient of the services
3. Submit to the Board verification of
training (including synchronous or asynchronous audio/video webinars) in
TeleMental Health counseling by completing one of the following:
a. Board Certified-TeleMental Health (BC-TMH)
credential from the Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc. (CCE), an
affiliate of the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC), or an
equivalent credential as recognized by CCE.
b. Professional training. The professional
training must be a minimum of nine (9) clock hours. All professional training
must include:
i. HIPAA compliance for
Telemental Health
ii. Ethical and
legal issues in Telemental Health, including confidentiality/privacy
issues
iii. Crisis planning
&protocols in Telemental Health
iv. Choosing and using technology in
Telemental Health
v. Orienting
clients to Telemental Health
vi.
Telemental health settings and care coordination
vii. Appropriateness of Telemental Health
Professional training can be gained by either:
(1) Graduate-Level Academic Training (as
documented on the syllabus) or
(2)
Continuing Education training course (as documented by certificate).
c. P-LPCs can practice
TeleMental Health counseling with the approval from his/her/their LPC-S, who
must be designated by the Board to be a Distance Professional Services
provider.
4. At the time
of license renewal, LPCs must document two (2) hours of continuing education in
Telemental Health counseling and P-LPCs must document one (1) hour of
continuing education in Telemental Health counseling. These continuing
education hours are included as part of the required continuing education
requirements for renewal.
5. No
licensing fee will be assessed for the Distance Professional Services provider
designation.
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