Section 24-7-3-5 - Supervision RequirementsA. Supervisor Qualifications(1) A supervisor shall provide direct supervision of the applicant's provision of direct services to individuals with mental retardation or developmental disabilities.(2) A supervisor may hold certification or licensure with the DMH Mental Retardation Therapist program OR be eligible to hold DMH Mental Retardation Therapist certification or licensure.(3) A supervisor is considered to be certification/licensure-eligible if he/she meets the Education and Experience requirements for either certification or licensure. A qualified supervisor is not required to be an employee of the state mental health system.(4) A supervisor may be the Chair of a governing board/ commission.(5) A supervisor may hold a Department of Mental Health credential as a Licensed Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator (LMH/MRA). A LMH/MRA must be in a supervisory position with regards to the applicant in order to meet Supervisor qualifications.(6) A qualified supervisor shall not be a member of the applicant's immediate family.B. Need for a Supervisor Vita(1) Certification/license-eligible supervisors must submit a vita proving eligibility with their completed Verification of Experience Form.(2) Submitted vitae may be a personal vita/ resume produced by the supervisor OR a completed Supervisor Vita Form found in Chapter 9, pp. 56-57 for initial applications or pp. 67-68 for upgrade applications.(3) Submitted vitae are reviewed to ensure supervisor qualifications are met. See Chapter 3, Section 5, A., p. 12 for more information on Supervisor qualifications.D. Supervisors who are the Chair of a governing Board or Commission are not required to submit a vita; they are considered to be de facto qualified. C. Documentation of Supervision (1) All submitted work experience must be verified by a qualified supervisor and must be submitted on the Verification of Experience Form provided in Chapter 9, pp. 53-55 for initial applications and pp. 64-66 for upgrade applications.(2) If an applicant's immediate supervisor is not available or does not meet the required supervisor qualifications as noted in Chapter 3, Section 5, A., p. 12, the applicant should follow the chain of command at his/her place of employment to obtain a qualified supervisor's verification of experience. Acceptable verification of experience may be obtained from other middle management supervisors who are in a direct line of supervision over the applicant's work experience or the Director /Executive Director of the program, or the Chair of the program's governing body.(3) If an applicant has only private practice experience to report, he/she should contact PLACE offices for assistance. The Review Board will handle each application reporting only private practice on a case-by-case basis.24 Miss. Code. R. § 7-3-5