Okla. Admin. Code § 450:50-3-1

Current through Vol. 41, No. 16, May 1, 2024

Section 450:50-3-1 - Qualifications for certification

(a) Each applicant for certification as a behavioral health case manager shall:

(1) Be employed within six (6) months from the date the application was submitted at a mental health facility, or a drug or alcohol treatment facility that is operated by the Department or contracts with the State to provide behavioral health services, employed by a tribe or tribal facility that provides behavioral health services or employed by an Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility;

(2) Possess good moral turpitude;

(3) Be at least 21 years of age; and

(4) Otherwise comply with rules promulgated by the Board implementing 43A O. S. § 3-318.

(b) In addition to the qualifications specified by subsection (a), an applicant for a certification as a Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager must meet either (1) or (2) below:

(1) Certified Behavioral Case Manager II (CM II):

(A) A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Education or a behavioral health related field earned from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE); or

(B) A current license as a registered nurse in the State of Oklahoma with experience in behavioral health care; or

(C) A Bachelor's or Master's degree in any field earned from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the USDE accompanied by a current certification for Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner or Certified Child and Family Resiliency Practitioner from the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA); or

(D) A Bachelor's or Master's degree in any field that shows proof of active progression toward obtaining a clinical licensure at the master's or doctoral degree level. The degree must be granted from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the USDE.

(2) Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager I (CM I) must meet the requirements in (A) or (B) below:

(A) 60 college credit hours; or

(B) a high school diploma, or equivalent, from a regionally accredited institution recognized by the United States Department of Education with a total of 36 months of direct, documented experience working with persons who live with mental illness and/or substance abuse issues.

Okla. Admin. Code § 450:50-3-1

Added at 20 Ok Reg 678, eff 2-27-03 (emergency) ; Added at 21 Ok Reg 1088, eff 7-1-04 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1441, eff 7-1-06 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2618, eff 7-12-07 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2238, eff 7-11-10 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 912, eff 7-1-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1421, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 10/1/2014

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 10/1/2018

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 23, August 16, 2021, eff. 9/15/2021