Pa. Code 5200.45

Physical facility

This section establishes physical facility standards for psychiatric outpatient clinics licensed under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 5200. Operators must provide adequate, well-maintained space, equipment, and supplies to deliver outpatient services effectively, including a culturally sensitive waiting room, private therapy/conference rooms, and office space for clinical staff. A psychiatric outpatient clinic is defined by its staff and organizational structure rather than a single building, and may operate at multiple sites if each site meets these physical standards; the Department issues a single certificate of compliance listing all sites.

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(a)

 Adequate space, equipment and supplies shall be provided in order that the
 outpatient services can be provided effectively and efficiently. Functional
 surroundings shall be readily accessible to the individual and community
 served.

(b)
 All space and equipment
 shall be well maintained and must meet applicable Federal, State and local
 requirements for safety, fire, accessibility and health.

(c)
 A waiting room which is clean,
 comfortable and sensitive to the culture of the population served shall be
 provided.

(d)
 There shall be office
 space for the clinical staff suitably equipped with chairs, desks, tables and
 other necessary equipment.

(e)
 There
 shall be an adequate number of suitably equipped conference rooms to provide
 for staff conferences and therapy.

(f)
 There shall be adequate provisions for
 privacy within the psychiatric outpatient clinic.

(g)
 A psychiatric outpatient clinic is
 defined by its staff and organizational structure rather than by a specific
 building or facility. It may operate at more than one site if the respective
 sites meet all physical facility standards and the sites operate as a portion
 of the psychiatric outpatient clinic. The staffing pattern at each site shall
 be based on the ratio of total individuals served at that site to the total
 individuals served in the psychiatric outpatient clinic as a whole. The
 Department will issue a single certificate of compliance to the parent
 organization which will list all operational sites.

Notes

55

 Pa. Code §
 
5200.45

The
 provisions of this § 5200.45 amended October 11, 2019, effective
 
10/12/2019
, 49 Pa.B.
 5943.

The provisions of this § 5200.45 amended under section
 1021 of the Human Services Code (
62 P.S. §
 
1021
);
 sections 105 and 112 of the Mental Health Procedures Act (
50 P.S. §§
 
7105
 and
 
7112
); and section 201(2) of
 the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (
50 P.S. §
 
4201(2)
).

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