Rule 24-3-3.3 - Certified Mental Health Therapist Requirements - CMHTA. Individuals eligible to apply for the DMH Certified Mental Health Therapist credential (CMHT) are as follows: 1. PCMHTs 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 (CMHT) on or before their prescribed deadline, as outlined in Chapter Fifteen. (This is considered an upgrade application for CMHT.)2. Individuals initially meeting the requirements for CMHT, as outlined in this chapter, should apply directly for this level of credential, thereby skipping provisional certification (PCMHT). (This is considered an initial application for CMHT.) Otherwise, an individual applies for PCMHT and then later, once upgrade requirements are met, applies for CMHT. B. In order to be eligible to apply for the DMH Certified Mental Health Therapist credential (CMHT), an individual must meet ALL of the requirements listed below: 1. Employment Requirement; 2. Education 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 Mental Health Therapist Certification Requirements - Categories and Descriptions" section of this chapter. Section 41-4-7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated