Okla. Admin. Code § 450:50-5-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 450:50-5-4 - Continuing education requirements

(a) Behavioral Health Case Managers must complete twelve (12) hours continuing education per year and submit documentation of the continuing education to ODMHSAS annually for consideration.

(b) Continuing education is acceptable when it provides information to enhance delivery of behavioral health case management and behavioral health rehabilitation services and;

(1) Meets the requirements for LPC, LMFT, LBP, LCSW, LMSW, CADC, LADC, or CME continuing education; or

(2) Is an undergraduate or graduate course in a behavioral health related field and pertains to direct interaction with consumers. Three (3) hours of course work is equal to twelve (12) hours of CEUs; or

(3) Is an ODMHSAS-approved training for case management CEUs. Certified case managers shall not submit more than three (3) hours of these approved CEUs annually towards their required minimum.

(c) Behavioral Health Case Managers must complete, as part of their required twelve (12) hours annually, three (3) hours of ethics training every year. Ethics training must meet the requirements for LPC, LMFT, LBP, LCSW, CADC, LADC or CME ethics training. (d) Behavioral Health Case Managers shall retain documents verifying attendance for all continuing education hours claimed for the reporting period. Documentation shall be submitted upon the request of the Department. Acceptable verification documents include:

(1) An official continuing education validation form furnished by the presenter; or

(2) A letter or certificate from the organization sponsoring the training verifying name of program, presenter, number of hours attended, participant's name, and approval by licensure board; or

(3) A transcript verifying completion of the undergraduate or graduate course.

(e) Failure to complete the continuing education requirements and submit the required documentation by the renewal date renders the certification in suspension, and results in the loss of all rights and privileges of a Behavioral Health Case Manager. A suspended certification may be reinstated if all requirements are met in accordance with 450:50-3-3.

Okla. Admin. Code § 450:50-5-4

Added at 20 Ok Reg 678, eff 2-27-03 (emergency); Added at 21 Ok Reg 1088, eff 7-1-04 ; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 973, eff 7-1-05 ; 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 30 Ok Reg 1424, eff 7-1-13

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

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 9/1/2024