Clinical Credentials for CMBHS Roles Licenses

License	Description	Eligible for these Clinical Roles	Other Information
DO	Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approver Licensed Medication Specialist Prescribing Practitioner Role (not yet available in CMBHS)	May qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
LCDC	Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor	Clinician Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approve	May qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
LCSW	Licensed Clinical Social Worker	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approve	May qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
LMFT	Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approve	May qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
LMFTA	Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate	Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester	Does not qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
LMSW	Licensed Master Social Worker	Clinician Case Manager Authorization Requester	Does not quality as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC) But may be able to function as a QCC with appropriate supervision as defined in the Texas Occupations Code (TOC). For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE. CLICK HERE for additional information about LMSW roles in CMBHS.
LMSW-AP	Licensed Master Social Worker-Advanced Practitioner	Clinician Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approver	Does not qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
LPA	Licensed Psychological Associate	Clinician Case Manager Authorization Requester	Does not qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
LPC	Licensed Professional Counselor	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approve	May qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
LVN	Licensed Vocational Nurse	Licensed Medication Specialist (Some Functions) Case Manager	Does not qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
MD	Medical Doctor	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approver Licensed Medication Specialist Prescribing Practitioner Role (not yet available in CMBHS)	May qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
PA	Physician Assistant	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approver Licensed Medication Specialist Prescribing Practitioner Role (not yet available in CMBHS)	Does not qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
Psychologist	Licensed Psychologist	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approver	May qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
RN	Registered Nurse	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approver Licensed Medication Specialist Nurse	Does not qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
RN-APN	Registered Nurse - Advanced Practice Nurse	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approver Licensed Medication Specialist Nurse	May qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
RN-APN with prescribing privileges	Registered Nurse - Advanced Practice Nurse – Prescriber	Clinician Clinician Supervisor Para-professional Supervisor Case Manager Authorization Requester Authorization Approver Licensed Medication Specialist Nurse Prescribing Practitioner Role (not yet available in CMBHS)	May qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
RPh	Registered Pharmacist	Case Manager	Does not qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.
RPh-T	Certified Pharmacy Technician	Case Manager	Does not qualify as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC); For more information about QCC requirements, CLICK HERE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. Information about Licensed Master Social Workers

Individuals with the Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSW) credential should be set up with the CMBHS role of Clinician. A person with the LMSW credential is not a QCC but they can function as one if they have appropriate supervision defined in the Texas Occupations Code (TOC). The paraprofessional role in CMBHS is not the appropriate role for those individuals.
The CMBHS paraprofessional role is set up to be consistent with the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) for Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors (LCDC) Counselor Interns (CI) not for non-QCC staff member types, such as the LMSW. The provider needs to ensure that each non-QCC staff member receives appropriate supervision for their credential type, which will not be the same as requirements as for the LCDC CI.
Some of the CMBHS supervision functions (such as the Ready for Review document status) are available for use by a person with the role of Clinician, but not required as with the paraprofessional role.

2. Information about Qualified Credentialed Counselors

A Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC) is a licensed chemical dependency counselor (LCDC) or one of the practitioners listed below who is licensed and in good standing in the State of Texas, to the extent that such individual is acting within the authorized scope of the individual's license, including:
- (A) licensed professional counselor (LPC);
- (B) licensed clinical social worker (LCSW);
- (C) licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT);
- (D) licensed psychologist;
- (E) licensed physician;
- (F) licensed physician's assistant (PA);
- (G) certified addictions registered nurse (CARN); or
- (H) advanced practice nurse recognized by the Board of Nurse Examiners as a clinical nurse specialist or practitioner with a specialty in psychiatric-mental health nursing.
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