Section 24-8-3-3 - Pre-Licensure RequirementsA. To be eligible for admission into the MH/MR Administrator Licensure program, each Applicant must submit a complete application for the review and approval/disapproval of both the Review Board and the Executive Director indicating that he/she meets the following requirements: (1) Employment: Employment in a program described in Chapter 3, Section 1, A., p. 6 in an appropriate position as indicated in Chapter 3, Section 2, p. 6;(2) Education: A minimum of a master's degree (at least a 30 semester hour program) in Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Business Administration, Accounting, Public Policy Administration or a related field from an approved educational institution;(3) Experience: At least four (4) years of supervised experience in the field of mental health and/ or mental retardation, at least two (2) of which must have been in the State of Mississippi and at least two (2) of which must have been in an administrative position;(a) Supervisor: A supervisor should be the Applicant's immediate supervisor and shall not be a member of the Applicant's immediate family.(b) Acceptable Experience: All experience requirements are based on full-time, 40 hour per week work experience. While individuals with part-time experience are welcome to apply, they should report work experience that is the equivalent to a 40 hour per, week work experience. The Review Board will review each application and make decisions regarding part- time experience on a case-by-case basis.(c) Administrative Position: For the purposes of this professional credential, an administrator must have program-wide, county-wide or state-wide responsibilities and authority. Experience in an administrative position should include, but not be limited to, tasks such as hiring, evaluating, rewarding, and firing employees; program policy development; supervision of multiple staff; budget development and oversight; implementation of large-scale programmatic activities, etc.(4) Sponsorship: A Sponsor as described in Chapter 3, Section 4, pp. 8-9; and,(5) Letters of Support: Submission of three (3) letters of support, with the following considerations: (a) At least two (2) letters of support must be from employers, current or former;(b) One (1) letter of support may be a character reference from a non- employer; and,(c) Letters of support may not be submitted by any member of the Applicant's immediate family.B. Upon meeting these criteria, as determined by the Review Board and the Executive Director, the Applicant will be granted admission to the program and will be designated as a MH/MR Administrator Licensure Program Participant (Participant).24 Miss. Code. R. § 8-3-3