Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 73411 - Special Disability Services - Staff
(a) Professional staff shall include as a
minimum a Special Disability Professional on a full-time, part-time or
consultant basis.
(b) A registered
nurse, licensed vocational nurse or psychiatric technician shall be employed at
least 40 hours a week on the day shift and be responsible for nursing
supervision of the distinct part under the direction of the facility's
supervisor of health services. This person shall have at least one year of
experience or training related to the special disability service
offered.
(c) If the facility is
devoted entirely to the care of the mentally disordered or the developmentally
disabled or substance abusers, the director of nursing services shall have at
least one year of experience or training related to the special disability
service offered. If the facility is devoted entirely to the care of any
combination of the foregoing types of patients, the director of nursing
services shall have at least one year of experience or training in one of the
special disability services offered.
(d) Charge personnel on all shifts shall have
at least one year of experience or training related to the special disability
service offered.
(e) If the
facility is devoted entirely to the care of the mentally disordered or
developmentally disabled or substance abusers, there shall be at least one
registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse or psychiatric technician on duty
on all three shifts seven days per week.
(f) A psychiatric technician may serve as a
charge nurse only in a special disability unit and only under the supervision
of a registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse.
(g) Additional personnel shall be employed on
all shifts to provide an appropriate level of care as determined by the
Department.
(h) A special
disability worker may be in charge of a specific program within the distinct
part.
(i) A psychiatric technician
may administer medications only in a special disability unit.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1275 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1276, 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.
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