SECTION 353.1415. Staff Member Credentialing

(a) Qualified Mental Health Professional-Community Services (QMHP-CS). A staff member must meet at least one of three minimum requirements to be credentialed as a QMHP-CS:

(1) The staff member has at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum number of hours that is equivalent to a major in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education, or early childhood intervention.

(2) The staff member is a registered nurse.

(3) The staff member is a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA).

(b) Community Services Specialist (CSSP). A staff member who, as of August 31, 2004, met the criteria set forth in 25 TAC §412.303 (relating to Definitions).

(c) Peer Provider. The minimum requirements to credential a staff member as a peer provider are that the staff member has:

(1) a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate issued in accordance with the law of the issuing state;

(2) at least one cumulative year of receiving mental health services; and

(3) demonstrated competency in the provision and documentation of mental health rehabilitative services, supported employment, or supported housing.

(d) Certified Family Partners (CFPs). The minimum requirements to credential a staff member as a CFP include verifying that the staff member:

(1) is 18 years of age or older;

(2) has a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate issued in accordance with the law of the issuing state;

(3) has at least one year of personal experience as a parent or LAR raising a child or youth with serious emotional disturbance or mental illness;

(4) has at least one year of personal experience as a parent or LAR navigating a child-service system (e.g., mental health, juvenile justice, social security, or special education); and

(5) has successfully completed and passed the HHSC-approved certification process.

Source Note: The provisions of this §353.1415 adopted to be effective October 17, 2018, 43 TexReg 6816