Section 24-8-3-1 - General ProvisionsA. Professional licensure as a Licensed Mental Health /Mental Retardation Administrator issued by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is designed primarily for administrators of programs which provide services to individuals with mental illness and /or mental retardation and which meet at least one of the following programmatic qualifications:(1) Programs which receive funding from or are programmatically certified / licensed or administered by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, which are governed by the Mississippi Board of Mental Health;(2) Programs that provide services to persons with mental illness and / or mental retardation that are designated by the Mississippi Legislature to require professional licensure; or,(3) Programs primarily providing services to individuals with mental illness and/or mental retardation which are licensed by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, as well as programmatically certified /licensed by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health.B. Individuals who hold another applicable administrative credential are not required to hold DMH professional licensure as a requisite for employment in programs described in Chapter 3, Section 1, A., p. 6.C. DMH professional licensure does not exempt an individual from any other professional licensure required by state law.D. Lack of DMH professional licensure does not impede the activities or services of an individual professionally licensed under state law.E. A professionally credentialed individual who is exempt from DMH professional licensure but chooses to obtain DMH professional licensure is subject to the same rules and regulations as other Licensees.F. Revocation for cause of any professional certification/ licensure may result in disciplinary action and/or revocation by the DMH.G. An individual may apply for more than one DMH professional certification/licensure (MH /MR Administrator, Mental Retardation Therapist, Mental Health Therapist, etc.); however, each application should be submitted separately, including separate official transcripts, application forms, payment of application fees, etc.H. Mississippi Department of Mental Health professional licensure shall not be required and shall be on a voluntary basis.24 Miss. Code. R. § 8-3-1