Section 1920 - Mental Health Program Director Requirements and Responsibilities(a) A CTF shall have a mental health program director who shall be a licensed mental health professional as defined in this chapter. The mental health program director shall have at least three years of post graduate direct clinical experience with seriously emotionally disturbed children, at least one year of which shall be in the position of supervising direct care staff.(b) The mental health program director shall be responsible for the following: (1) Ensuring the provision of appropriate mental health services to the children in the facility;(2) Ensuring timely completion of all activities, documentation and reports as required by Section 1927 (a-j) of this chapter;(3) Assessing the facility's mental health services on a quarterly basis and providing a signed and dated report summary to the CTF certificate holder with any recommendations that address identified problems;(4) Supervising, or ensuring supervision by a qualified individual, of licensed mental health professionals and child care staff regarding specific roles and responsibilities in delivering and monitoring mental health services for each child in a CTF;(5) Reviewing all incidents of physical restraint and seclusion within the facility, including all necessary staff debriefings, staff meetings, individual supervision of staff, recommended changes in facility staffing patterns, recommended additional training, and each child's NSP, for the purpose of reducing physical restraint and seclusion.(c) If the mental health program director is not a board eligible psychiatrist, the provider must employ or contract with a board eligible psychiatrist to assume medical responsibility for mental health services.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 1920
1. New section filed 6-24-98; operative 7-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 26).
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-55-20 (2019 CA EO 55-20), dated April 22, 2020, which suspended certain provisions related the operation of treatment and rehabilitation facilities that could restrict staffing flexibility, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Note: Authority cited: Section 4094, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4094 et seq., Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section 1502, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 6-24-98; operative 7-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 26).