Mississippi Administrative Code

Mental Health Targeted Case Management must include the following components: A. Completion of a comprehensive assessment and periodic reassessments of the person's needs. B. Development and periodic revisions of a specific treatment plan which is based on information collected t…

A. Crisis Response Services are intensive therapeutic services which provide assessment and intervention in a mental health crisis. Crisis Response Services are provided to children/youth and adults who are experiencing a significant emotional/behavioral crisis in which the perso…

A. Crisis Support is provided in an ICF/IID or DMH-certified crisis facility and is used when a person's behavior or family/primary caregiver situation becomes such that there is a need for immediate specialized services that exceed the capacity of Crisis Intervention or Behavior…

A. Crisis Response Services must maintain documentation of all crisis response contacts (face-to-face, virtual, and telephone contacts), including, at a minimum: 1. Identification of the person in crisis. 2. Time and date contact was made. 3. Type of contact (face-to-face contact…

A. Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCERTs) are operated by LMHAs and/or other service providers designated by DMH. Mobile Crisis Response Teams provide community-based crisis services that deliver solution-focused and recovery-oriented mental/behavioral health assessments and stabi…

A. MCERTs must consist, at a minimum, of the following employees: 1. A Certified Peer Support Specialist Professional with specific roles and responsibilities as a member of the team. 2. A Licensed and/or Credentialed Master's Level Therapist (Provisionally Licensed and/or Creden…

A. Mobile Crisis Response Services must provide crisis assessment and crisis support when requested by entities providing services to the following: 1. People held in a Designated Mental Health Holding Facility who are waiting for bed availability after an inpatient commitment. 2…

A. Crisis Residential Services are short-term residential treatment services provided in a Crisis Residential Unit (sometimes referred to as a Crisis Stabilization Unit) which provide psychiatric supervision, nursing services, structured therapeutic activities, and intensive psyc…

Providers of Crisis Residential Services must adhere to Health, Environment, and Safety rules and regulations in Chapter 13. Notes 24 Miss. Code. R. 2-19.7 Miss. Code Ann. § 41-4-7 Amended 7/1/2016 Amended 9/1/2020 Amended 11/1/2024

A. In addition to information contained in the agency provider's policies and procedures manual, providers of Crisis Residential Services must develop an orientation package which includes policies and procedures for the provision of Crisis Residential Services. The orientation p…

A. Crisis Intervention Services provide immediate therapeutic intervention, available to a person on a 24-hour basis, to address personal, social, and/or behavioral problems which otherwise are likely to threaten the health and safety of the person or others and/or may result in …

A. Mississippi's public mental health system is comprised of an array of community-based providers of services/supports and programs for people with mental health needs, substance use prevention and treatment needs, and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The…

A. DMH-certified agency providers may apply to DMH for certification of new or additional services/supports, programs, or program types. DMH-certified agency providers may also apply to DMH to modify an existing DMH-certified program or program type. B. DMH-certified agency provi…

A. DMH issues Agency Provider, Service/Supports, and Program Location Certifications for a four (4) year certification cycle unless stated otherwise at the time of certification, except for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Certificates of Operation, which are …

A. Agency providers must maintain current and accurate data for submission of all required reports and data to DMH. B. Agency providers, including, but not limited to, DMH/P, DMH/C, and DMH/G provider types, must submit requested data to DMH on the provider's DMH-funded services,…

A. DMH conducts both Administrative and On-Site reviews of agency providers to ensure provider compliance with the applicable rules in the DMH Operational Standards. B. Administrative Compliance Reviews are defined as reviews during which DMH requests that information (such as po…

A. Following comprehensive compliance reviews conducted by DMH, DMH will issue to the certified agency provider a comprehensive Compliance Report. B. Depending on the provider's certification type and the type of review(s) conducted, areas which may be addressed in the comprehens…

A. Following the release of a DMH Compliance Report, providers who want to maintain their DMH certification must submit to DMH a Plan of Compliance on the DMH required form to address the noted issues of noncompliance, as outlined in the report. The Plan of Compliance must be sub…

A. Based on issues of noncompliance, DMH may determine the need to take administrative action on or sanction a provider's certification. This decision is made by the applicable DMH Deputy Director, DMH Executive Director or designee, and/or the DMH CRC. B. Sanctions/administrativ…

The following status categories are applicable to agency providers holding DMH certification: A. Active Status: A provider holding certification which is current and without sanctions will be in Active Status. B. Probationary Status: The provider holds the DMH certification in Ac…

A. DMH certifies qualified agency providers of mental health, substance use prevention and treatment, and intellectual and developmental disabilities services, as defined in applicable state law and through the authority given to the Mississippi State Board of Mental Health for t…

A. Certification by DMH of any type is not a guarantee of funding from any source. Funding is a separate process, and each individual funding source/agency must be contacted for information regarding their requirements for funding and the process required for obtaining that fundi…

A. Interested Agency Providers must submit a non-refundable initial application fee of $150.00. After submitting an initial application for DMH certification, the applicant will be contacted in writing by DMH notifying the Interested Agency Provider of the fee. The fee must be su…

The DMH provider certification process has three (3) certification phases: Pre-Certification (Interested Agency Provider), Initial Certification, and Full Certification: A. DMH Interested Agency Provider - Pre-Certification: An Interested Agency Provider is an organization which …

A. The provider certification application review phase is as follows: 1. New Agency Provider (i.e., Interested Agency Providers): The Interested Agency Provider submits a complete application packet through the DMH Interested Agency Provider Portal and application(s) to add a pro…

A. DMH certification decisions are based on the following (this is not an exhaustive list):1. Provision of applicable required services in all required service locations for the desired certification designation. 2. Evaluation of applications based upon applicable requirements. 3…

A. New agency providers (i.e., Interested Agency Providers) who are not already certified by DMH and who desire to become a DMH-certified provider of mental health, IDD, and/or substance use disorder (SUD) services should review the current DMH Operational Standards. B. Following…

A. An Interested Agency Provider with an initial application packet that is denied cannot reapply or attend Interested Agency Provider Orientation for one (1) year from the date of the notification of denial. B. An Interested Agency Provider with a voided application packet canno…

A. Community Support Services provide an array of support services delivered by community-based, mobile Community Support Specialists. Community Support Services are only provided by certified DMH/C and DMH/P providers. Community Support Services are directed towards adults, chil…

A. Input from the parent(s)/legal representative(s) in the development of the Recovery Support Plan for children/youth must be documented. B. The caseload for a single Community Support Specialist providing services to children, youth, and transition-age youth enrolled in federal…

A. Psychiatric/Physician Services are services of a medical nature provided by medically trained personnel to address medical conditions related to the person's mental illness or emotional disturbance. Medical services include medication evaluation and monitoring, nurse assessmen…

A. Outpatient Psychotherapeutic Services include initial assessment and individual, family, group, and multi-family group therapies. Outpatient Psychotherapeutic Services are defined as intentional, face-to-face interactions (conversations or non-verbal encounters, such as play t…

A. Level 0.5 Early Intervention Rules in this section are based on the American Society of Addiction Medicine's (ASAM's) established criteria for Level 0.5 Early Intervention Services for At-Risk Individuals. Level 0.5 Early Intervention Services is the provision of secondary pre…

A. The primary objective of the CMHC Court Liaisons is the coordination of services for people with behavioral health needs who have come to the attention of the justice system through law enforcement, courts, and or/jail personnel. People within this system of care likely have c…

A. Acute Partial Hospitalization Programs (APHPs) - SED/SMI and Partial Hospital Hospitalization Programs (PHPs) - SUD provide medical supervision, nursing services, structured therapeutic activities, and intensive psychotherapy (individual, family, and/or group) to people who ar…

A. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (PSR) consist of a network of services designed to support, restore, and maintain community functioning and well-being of adults with a serious and persistent mental illness. The purpose of the service is to promote recovery, resiliency, an…

A. Senior Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (Senior PSR) are structured activities designed to support and enhance the ability of elderly people with SMI to function at the highest possible level of independence in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs. The ac…

A. Supported Employment Services are provided to people with severe and persistent mental illness who have indicated employment is one (1) of their goals. The activities of Supported Employment help people achieve and sustain recovery. The goal of Supported Employment Services is…

A. Supported Employment Services must be delivered by a full-time Supported Employment Specialist (refer to Chapter 11 for position requirements). The Supported Employment Specialist will function as a part of a multidisciplinary mental health team. B. Supported Employment servic…

A. Any person who determines that employment is a treatment goal must be referred to the Supported Employment Specialist. The agency provider must develop policies and procedures to design a referral system throughout the agency provider. B. Supported Employment Services must: 1.…

A. The key elements of Alzheimer's Day Services are community-based services designed to meet the needs of adults with physical and psychosocial impairments, including memory loss, through individualized care plans. These structured, nonresidential services provide a variety of s…

A. Alzheimer's Day Service locations must meet the following minimum staffing requirements: 1. A full-time service supervisor with at least a bachelor's degree in a mental health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, or social service-related field and be under the supervisio…

A. Each Alzheimer's Respite Service must meet the following minimum staffing requirements: 1. A full-time service supervisor with a bachelor's degree in a mental health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, or social service-related field and at least one (1) year of supervis…

A. Day Treatment Services are reserved for those children for whom interventions that are less intense and more inclusive have not been successful. Day Treatment Services should be targeted, individualized, and short term, and focus on both academic and behavioral outcomes. Day T…

A. In addition to Rule 26.1, the rules that follow pertain to agency providers of Day Treatment Services for Pre-K that serve children three-five (3-5) years of age who are identified as having a serious emotional disturbance. B. All children must be signed in and out of the prog…

A. Activities and environments are designed to foster meaningful day activities for the person to include the acquisition and maintenance of skills, building positive group, individual and interpersonal skills, greater independence, and personal choice. Services must optimize (no…

A. Day Services-Adult is the provision of regularly scheduled, individualized activities in a non-residential setting, separate from the participant's private residence or other residential living arrangements. B. The service location must be in operation at least five (5) days p…