Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A school shall submit qualifications of
the proposed faculty members for approval by the Board prior to
employment.
(b) Each psychiatric
technician program shall have one faculty member, designated as director who
meets the requirements of subsection (c)(1) herein who shall actively
administer the program. The director is responsible for compliance with all
regulations in Chapter 2, Article 5 (commencing with Section
2580 et seq.).
(c) Requirements for specific faculty
positions are as follows:
(1)
Director: A director of a psychiatric technician program shall
have completed a course or courses offered by an approved school with
instruction in administration, teaching, and curriculum development and shall
meet the qualifications of subsection (A) or (B) below:
(A) Registered Nurse
1. Hold a current California active license
as a Registered Nurse; and
2. Hold
a baccalaureate degree from an approved school; and
3. Have a minimum of 3 years experience as a
registered nurse; one year shall be in teaching or clinical supervision, or a
combination thereof, in a state approved registered nursing or vocational or
practical nursing, or psychiatric technician school within the last five years;
or a minimum of three years experience in nursing administration or nursing
education within the last five years.
(B) Licensed Psychiatric Technician
1. Hold a current California active license
as a psychiatric technician; and
2.
Hold a baccalaureate degree from an approved school; and
3. Have a minimum of three (3) years
experience as a psychiatric technician; one (1) year shall be in teaching or
clinical supervision, or a combination thereof, in a state approved psychiatric
technician school within the last five (5) years; or have a minimum of three
(3) years experience in mental health administration or education within the
last five (5) years.
(2)
Assistant Director: An
assistant director of a psychiatric technician program shall have completed a
course or courses offered by an approved school with instruction in (1)
teaching, (2) curriculum development, and (3) administration, and shall meet
the qualifications of subsection (A) or (B) below:
(A) Registered Nurse
1. Hold a current California active license
as a Registered Nurse; and
2. Hold
a baccalaureate degree from an approved school; and
3. Have a minimum of 3 years experience as a
registered nurse; one year shall be in teaching or clinical supervision, or a
combination thereof, in a state approved registered nursing or vocational or
practical nursing, or psychiatric technician school within the last five years;
or have a minimum of three years experience in nursing administration or
nursing education within the last five years.
(B) Licensed Psychiatric Technician
1. Hold a current California active license
as a Psychiatric Technician; and
2.
Hold a baccalaureate degree from an approved school; and
3. Have a minimum of 3 years experience as a
licensed psychiatric technician; one year shall be in teaching or clinical
supervision, or a combination thereof, in a state approved psychiatric
technician school within the last five years; or have a minimum of three years
experience in mental health administration or education within the last five
years.
(3)
Instructor: An instructor in a psychiatric technician program
shall have had or be currently attending a course in teaching and shall meet
the requirements of subsection (A) or (B) below:
(A) Registered Nurse
1. Hold a current California active license
as a Registered Nurse; and
2. Hold
a baccalaureate degree from an approved school; or a valid teaching credential;
or have completed a minimum of one year full-time teaching experience in a
state approved registered nursing or vocational or practical nursing, or
psychiatric technician school within the last five years; or met community
college or state university teaching requirements in California; and
3. Have a minimum of 2 years experience as a
registered nurse or licensed psychiatric technician within the last 5
years.
(B) Licensed
Psychiatric Technician
1. Hold a current
active California license as a psychiatric technician; and
2. Hold a baccalaureate degree from an
approved school; or a valid teaching credential; or have completed a minimum of
one year full-time teaching experience in a state approved registered nursing
or vocational or practical nursing, or psychiatric technician school within the
last five years; or met community college or state university teaching
requirements in California; and
3.
Have a minimum of two years experience as a psychiatric technician within the
last five years.
(4)
Additional Faculty:
Persons who have the qualifications to teach in a community college or a state
university in California, or hold a baccalaureate degree in the field related
to the curriculum content taught, or meet the requirements for vocational
education credential may teach curriculum content as specified in Section
2587(e).
(5)
Teacher Assistant: A
teacher assistant in a psychiatric technician program shall:
(A) Hold a current active California license
as a psychiatric technician or registered nurse; and
(B) Have a minimum of two years of experience
as a psychiatric technician or registered nurse in the care of mentally
disordered or developmentally disabled clients within the last five
years.
1. Amendment
of subsection (c)(1)(C) filed 11-12-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 71, No. 46). For prior history, see Register 71, No.
11.
2. Amendment filed 2-20-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 76, No. 8).
3. Amendment filed 9-15-77; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 38).
4. Amendment filed
11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code section
11346.2(d)
(Register 83, No. 47).
5. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 4-8-86;
effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 15).
6.
Amendment of subsection (c) filed 2-4-87; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 87, No. 6).
7. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 4-12-89;
operative 5-12-89 (Register 89, No. 23).
8. Amendment filed 3-24-92;
operative 4-23-92 (Register 92, No. 13).
9. Amendment of subsection
(c)(1)(B)3. filed 7-24-96; operative 8-23-96 (Register 96, No.
30).
10. Amendment of subsections (b), (c)(1) and (c)(2) filed
11-20-97; operative 12-20-97 (Register 97, No. 47).
11. Amendment of
subsections (c)(4)-(c)(5)(B) and amendment of NOTE filed 12-29-2004; operative
1-28-2005 (Register 2004, No. 53).
12. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsections (c)(1), (c)(1)(A)2.-3., (c)(1)(B)2.-3., (c)(2),
(c)(2)(A)2.-3., (c)(2)(B)2.-3., (c)(3)(A)2. and (c)(3)(B)2. filed 7-23-2013
pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2013, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
4504,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
4531
and
4532,
Business and Professions Code.
