This section establishes requirements for the interdisciplinary treatment team (ITT) in mental health residential programs licensed under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 5320. The ITT must include at least three mental health professionals (including at least one physician) appointed by the program director, with a physician or licensed psychologist serving as team director. The team director is responsible for involving residents and their families in treatment planning, coordinating service delivery, utilizing consultants as needed, and ensuring direct-care staff have appropriate credentials for proposed treatment modalities.
View official source55 Pa. Code § 5320.46 - Interdisciplinary treatment team State Regulations Compare (a) The interdisciplinary treatment team shall be comprised of at least three mental health professionals who are appointed by the program director and who are involved in the resident's treatment. At least one member of the treatment team shall be a physician. The other members shall represent different clinical disciplines. (b) The director of the interdisciplinary treatment team shall be appointed by the program director and be a physician or a licensed psychologist with a clinical background. The program director may serve as one of the three members of the treatment team. The director of the interdisciplinary treatment team shall be responsible for: (1) Assuring that the resident, and the resident's family if the resident consents, is involved in the treatment planning process. The director shall document efforts to maintain this involvement and the results of these efforts. (2) Implementing and reviewing the treatment plan and coordinating treatment service delivery with service providers. (3) Utilizing external specialty consultants when needed. (4) Assuring that direct-care staff and consulting professionals participate in the development, implementation and review of the treatment plan and that they have credentials in the use of the modalities proposed in the plan. Notes 55 Pa. Code § 5320.46 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox