Provider Qualifications

All Community Mental Health Services Program (CMHSP) staff or contact provider staff delivering Home-based Services for infants and young children (prenatal to 47 months), Prevention-Direct Services Models (Infant Mental Health, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation), and/or Family Therapy when providing trauma-specific intervention (Child Parent Psychotherapy) must have, as a minimum, the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) Endorsement®. Infant Family Specialist (previously Level II), with Infant Mental Health Specialist (previously Level III) preferred.

It is understood that staff assigned to Home-based Services, Prevention-Direct Services Models or providing Family Therapy (having been rostered in Child Parent Psychotherapy) listed on the attached form or new staff may not meet the MI-AIMH Endorsement® requirements. To facilitate completion of the MI-AIMH Endorsement®, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will consider requests from a CMHSP for waiver of provider qualifications for staff providing services delineated in the first paragraph.

The CMHSP must submit a request for waiver of provider qualification for each staff person or contract service provider staff person who does not currently have the Infant Family Specialist MI-AIMH Endorsement® each fiscal year.

To request a waiver of provider qualifications, CMHSP must do the following:

• For current staff (direct or contract provider) requesting a renewal of their current waiver of provider qualification, please complete the Request for Waiver of Provider Qualification form, provide a copy of the email from MI-AIMH confirming successful registration on Endorsement Application System (EASy) and attach an updated summary of the training and reflective supervision completed and identify the plan to complete training, reflective supervision or service provision that is needed to meet endorsement requirements.
• For new staff (direct or contract provider) hired at any time during the fiscal year, submit the Request for Waiver of Provider Qualification and provide the same documentation listed above after the staff person is hired.
• Identify the contact person (Clinical Supervisor, Program or Clinical Director) who is submitting the waiver and can respond to questions/concerns regarding the waiver of provider qualifications.

Please email the completed (1) Request with (2) Plan for Completion of Endorsement Requirements and (3) copy of the email confirming successful completion of the EASy System registration.

Please note that the waiver will be for the fiscal year. Please direct any questions to Gillian Ogilvie.