(a) Regulations pertaining to the qualifications of directors of local mental health services shall be administered in accordance with Section 5607. These standards may include the maintenance of records of service which shall be reported to the State Department of Health Care Services in a manner and at times as it may specify.
(b) Regulations pertaining to the position of director of local mental health services, where the local director is other than the local health officer or medical administrator of the county hospitals, shall require that the director be a psychiatrist, psychologist, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, registered nurse, or hospital administrator, who meets standards of education and experience established by the Director of Health Care Services. Where the director is not a psychiatrist, the program shall have a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state and who shall provide to patients medical care and services as authorized by Section 2051 of the Business and Professions Code.
(c) The regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 163. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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