Other Qualified Mental Health Professional Certification


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Other Qualified Mental Health Professional (OQMHP) Certification

DAY TREATMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The Maine Support Network provides Day Treatment Certification. Please follow the directions for how to apply on their website. If you have questions, please contact Coleen Souza at Maine Support Network at (207) 685-3171.

PNMI and HOME-BASED SERVICES CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

PNMI CERTIFICATION

PNMI Training Record in Word Format

PNMI Training Record in PDF Format

For PNMI Certification, download a copy of the PNMI Training Record above. Please fill-out a separate form for each employee and mail the form to the address below.

From the "2003 DESKTOP REFERENCE GUIDE TO MAINECARE OTHER QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CERTIFICATIONS FOR CHILDREN’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES":

MaineCare Section

MaineCare
General

MaineCare OQMHP

MaineCare
OQMHP

DHHS-Children's Behavioral Health Services Guidelines

MaineCare
Supervision

DHHS Licensing

Section 97
PNMI

(Personal Care Services must be prescribed by a physician.)

OQMHP must have education, training and experience which qualifies them to perform certain mental health functions AND Written verification of BDS (or designee) certification maintained in BDS or its designee’s files

(In addition Personal care Services staff shall successfully complete standard first aid training and become certified to provide CPR within 6 months of hire AND shall adequately perform personal care services to minimum standards set by DHHS-Behavioral & Developmental Services)

Effective July 1st, 2005, the Department will require all applicants to complete training in CPR and First Aid before they provide any direct services to children.

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, child dev't, special ed, rehabilitation, sociology or a related field; OR a Bachelors degree in another field and advanced training in one or more of the above disciplines OR training in 9 specified areas. Certification is retroactive to the date-of-hire if training is completed within 90 days. When the training exceeds 90 days from date-of-hire, the OQMHP/PNMI certificate will be effective on the date that the training is complete. OQMHP-PNMI Certificates issued by CFL with effective date in place of date of hire.

Supervised by licensed, certified, or registered health professional with the supervisory relationship having been described to and approved in accordance with licensing regulations. (Personal Care Staff must be supervised by an R.N.)

HOME-BASED SERVICES CERTIFICATION

For Home-Based Services Certification, the provider agency needs to submit a cover letter indicating they are applying for an employee. Please include an official transcript (or legible photocopy) showing that a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a qualifying field has been conferred to the employee.

Please submit your requests for OQMHP/PNMI or OQMHP/Home-Based Services to:

USM Muskie School
OQMHP Request
45 Commerce Dr., STE 11
Augusta, ME 04330

If you have any questions about either the PNMI or Home-Based Services certification process, please contact Scott Bernier at (207) 626-5280.

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, you may download a copy from the Adobe Website.

For a List of Acceptable Non-Aggressive Techniques of Physical Intervention, please see our MHRT I Resources Page.

For more information, please contact us by email: cfl-muskie@usm.maine.edu

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