Concern that it would be possible for an individual to make application to be credentialed as a QMHP and following several months of work, learn that they are not approved.  This may be especially true during the initial start-up of this process when individuals and agencies are less familiar with the requirements.  That could mean that an individual would lose a job after several months, conceivably through no fault of their own, particularly related to the education requirement.  We may think, and they may think, that their degree will be accepted but learn that it is not.  Would it be possible to provide an initial approval/rejection of the education requirement so that we have some confidence that the individual will be at least approved as a trainee, or conversely know right away that they will not qualify based on education.  The list of allowable degrees may seem straightforward but we find that there are many variations of degrees out there.  

In addition, the requirement for an original transcript will further narrow who we can hire as there will be individuals who graduated a long time ago or from an institution that is no longer in existence who will not be able to be hired.