Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part III - Mental Health Services
Chapter 5 - Standards for Community Mental Health
Subchapter A - Centers and Clinics
Section III-505 - Staff Composition and Organization

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-505

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Composition

1. Composition of clinical staff shall be determined by the facility, based on an assessment of the needs of the community being served, the facility's goals, the programs provided, and applicable laws and regulations. The center or clinic shall clearly describe the basis for decisions related to staff size and assignment.

2. The staff shall be interdisciplinary, including but not limited to a physician (preferably a psychiatrist) who is responsible for directing and coordinating the medical care of patients, a social worker, a psychologist, and a registered nurse.

3. If the physician is not a psychiatrist, regular psychiatric consultation shall be provided. Supervision shall be provided by qualified professional personnel for all non-licensed and paraprofessional clinical staff.

B. Organization

1. The center or clinic shall have an organizational chart which specifies the relationships among the governing body, the director, the administrative staff, the clinical staff, and supporting services; their respective areas of responsibility; the lines of authority involved; and the types of formal liaison between the administrative and clinical staff. The organizational chart shall also reflect medical responsibility for the care of clients.

2. The administrative and clinical staff shall be organized to carry out effectively the policies and programs of the facility.

3. The organizational chart shall reflect relationships with affiliate agencies which provide services by these standards.

4. The organizational plan shall be reviewed at least annually.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with PL 94 :63, the Community Mental Health Centers' Act of 1975 and R.S.1950, Title 28, §203.

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