Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) i. A School-Based Mental Health Program QMHP is qualified ed under state law to provide mental health services and treatment to children and adolescents, which includes an assessment at the onset of services. Counties shall provide appropriate levels of clinical supervision as set forth in OAR 309-019-0130 for SBMH service Providers. The following outlines the scope of the SBMH service Provider:
Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP). A QMHP is a mental health professional who has a minimum of a Master’s Degree in a clinical practice a license as a Registered Nurse, or a license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; and who has a minimum of thirty (30) hours of supervised face-to-face emergency services contact experience as a psychiatric emergency service worker in Rhode Island. Such experience may be gained through employment with a CMHC or a licensed hospital conducting emergency psychiatric assessment for individuals under consideration for
