Section 24-8-5-5 - Expiration of Professional LicensureA. Expiration Timeline(1) December 31st: Licensure as a Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator expires after the December 31st renewal deadline for each two-year licensure period. Renewal application forms and renewal fees are all due on or before December 31st.(2) January 1st: The status of all unrenewed certificates will be changed to lapsed on January 1st. See Chapter 3, Section 6, B., (3), p. 14 for more information on "lapsed" status.(3) January 31st: Through January 31st, professional licensure that has lapsed due to failure to renew may be returned to current status upon submission to the Division of all required renewal application forms/ materials, payment in full of the Renewal Fee plus payment of a Late Renewal Penalty Fee equal to one-half of the Renewal Fee.(4) February 1st: On and after February 1st, an individual whose professional licensure has lapsed due to failure to renew will be required to repeat the entire application process, including submission of all forms and payment of all fees, and meet all current licensure requirements in order to return to current status.B. Certificate An individual's certificate ceases to be valid after December 31st, unless the individual has met all requirements before that date and is waiting to receive a renewal document.
C. Department of Human Services Report In accordance with state law, those individuals who have allowed their professional licensure to lapse will be reported accordingly to the Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Enforcement.
24 Miss. Code. R. § 8-5-5