Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 73419 - Special Rehabilitation Program Services-Staffing
(a) At the time of program approval, the
facility shall have employed a program director who has been approved by the
Department. The program director shall be on duty at least 40 hours per week
and shall have the responsibility for the supervision and coordination of the
special program staff and implementation of the in-service training program.
The program director shall not be the supervisor of health services, charge
nurse or facility administrator.
(b) The program director shall be either a
social worker, an occupational therapist, a psychologist, a physician, a
psychiatric technician, a registered nurse, an art therapist, a dance
therapist, a music therapist or a member of another profession approved by the
Department. The program director shall have the following minimum
qualifications:
(1) At least two years'
experience or training in a mental health setting, and
(2) At least one year of experience or
training in program development for the mentally
disordered.
(c)
Interdisciplinary Professional Staff. In addition to the requirement for a
program director, the facility shall provide, either through direct employment
or on a contractual arrangement, an interdisciplinary professional staff to
develop and implement special rehabilitation programs and to provide specific
expertise to the program staff and/or provide direct patient services.
(1) The interdisciplinary professional staff
shall be composed of at least two of the following disciplines:
(A) Psychologist.
(B) Social worker.
(C) Occupational therapist.
(D) Recreation therapist.
(E) Art therapist.
(F) Dance therapist.
(G) Music therapist.
(H) Any other related discipline approved by
the Department.
(2) The
interdisciplinary professional staff shall have a minimum of one year of
experience or training in a mental health setting.
(3) A facility which implements a
rehabilitation program shall provide interdisciplinary professional staff in
accordance with the following schedule:
(A)
For facilities having an average of 49 or fewer certified patients per week, 24
hours per week of professional staff time are required.
(B) For facilities having an average of
between 50-69 certified patients per week, 32 hours per week of professional
staff time are required.
(C) For
facilities having an average of between 70-99 certified patients per week, 48
hours per week of professional staff time are required.
(D) For facilities having an average of more
than 100 certified patients per week, 72 hours per week of professional staff
time are required.
(d) Program Staff. The facility shall provide
a minimum of one hour of direct program staff for each six patient hours of
special program services provided. Program staff shall include all persons who
directly provide program services to the mentally disordered and shall not
include the program director.
Notes
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