When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
Clinical Administrator- an independently licensed behavioral health practitioner, as defined in this chapter, who has the authority and responsibility for the conduct of the affairs of the FSMHC, except for those matters committed by the provisions of this chapter to the authority of the psychiatrist.
Consumer - a person eligible to receive FSMHC services as defined in this chapter.
Electronic Health Record ("EHR") - An electronic record of patient health information from one (1) or more encounters in any care delivery setting and meeting the requirement of a designated record set under 45 C.F.R. §§ 164.501.
Free Standing Mental Health Clinic- a formally organized psychiatric clinic furnishing psychiatric services, under the direction of a physician (psychiatrist) who is licensed in the District of Columbia, in a facility not administered by a hospital, but organized and operated to provide mental health services on an outpatient basis.
Independently Licensed Behavioral Health Practitioner- any person who is an APRN, LICSW, LMFT, LPC, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as defined in this chapter.
Medical history- a record of the following information, at a minimum, about the consumer:
Licensed Behavioral Health Practitioners- the following practitioners are licensed behavioral health practitioners for the purposes of this chapter.
Medication Orders - sequential records of all medications prescribed, dispensed, or administered by appropriate clinic staff.
Mental Health Condition- having or being at risk of having a diagnosable mental or emotional disorder which impairs the mental health of the person or is of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the DSM-5 or the ICD-10 equivalent (or any subsequent revisions), with the exception of intellectual disability, other developmental disorders, substance use disorders or seizure disorders, unless those exceptions co-occur with another diagnosable mental illness.
Provider - a freestanding mental health clinic certified by the Department of Behavioral Health as eligible to provide services under this chapter.
Provisional Accreditation - A preliminary, conditional, or limited temporary accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, The Joint Commission, or the Council on Accreditation.
Residents of the District- persons who voluntarily live in the District and have no intention of presently removing themselves from the District. The term "residents of the District" shall not include persons who live in the District solely for a temporary purpose. Residency shall not be affected by temporary absence from and the subsequent return or intent to return to the District. Residency shall not depend upon the reason that persons entered the District, except to the extent that it bears upon whether they are in the District for a temporary purpose.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-A3099