Rule 24-3-16.4 - Renewal Deadline - CCSS/CCSS-IIA.The renewal deadline is September 30 th (or closest prior working day) of each two-year certification period. B. Renewal deadlines will be every two years in the "odd" years (i.e., September 30, 2017, September 30, 2019, etc.). (From January 1, 2011, through September 30, 2015, the DMH Community Support Specialist credentialing program was organized by four-year certification periods.)C. Qualified individuals will renew their credential on or before the established renewal deadline in order to maintain Current or Inactive Status. D. Individuals who fail to renew by the established deadline will have their credential automatically changed to Lapsed Status. Lapsed Status means the credential is expired, and the individual no longer holds the credential. Section 41-4-7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated