Section R. 330.2081 - Education and experience of a county directorRule 2081.
(1) The county director of a county community mental health program shall meet the education and experience requirements specified in either of the following provisions:(a) Be a physician, psychologist, social worker, registered nurse, or other human services professional who has at least a master's degree, 3 years of professional experience in his or her field of training, and 1 year of experience in the administrative supervision of mental health programs.(b) Be a person who possesses at least a master's degree in a field of management relevant to the administration of a county community mental health program with 3 years of professional experience in management and 1 year of experience in the management of human services programs. The areas of community mental health administration, hospital administration, public administration, institution management, business administration, or public health are deemed to be relevant fields of management.(2) Notwithstanding the requirements specified in subrule (1) of this rule, if a person is a county director on the effective date of this rule, that person shall be deemed to meet the minimum education and experience requirements to be the county director of that or any other county program.(3) If a candidate does not meet the minimum education and experience qualifications and the board requests review of this matter, the candidate may be deemed qualified by the department director to be a county director if the candidate is found to have substantially met the education and experience requirements of this rule.Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.2081