Pa. Code 5200.21

Qualifications and duties of the director/ clinical supervisor

This regulation establishes the qualifications and duties of the director and clinical supervisor at a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Pennsylvania. The director is responsible for overall operations, daily management, quality improvement planning, and ensuring clinical supervision is available during all operational hours. The clinical supervisor must be a mental health professional with at least two years of supervisory experience and is responsible for supervising clinical staff, developing policies and procedures, conducting regular clinical staff meetings, and overseeing staff training and development.

55 Pa. Code § 5200.21 - Qualifications and duties of the director/ clinical supervisor 

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(a)
 Each
 psychiatric outpatient clinic shall have a director and clinical supervisor,
 who may be the same individual. A clinical supervisor shall be a mental health
 professional with at least 2 years of supervisory experience.

(b)
 The director shall be responsible for the
 overall operation of the psychiatric outpatient clinic, including daily
 management, ensuring that clinical supervision is available during all
 operational hours, developing a quality improvement plan for the psychiatric
 outpatient clinic and monitoring adherence with this chapter.

(c)
 The clinical supervisor's
 responsibilities shall include all of the following: 
 
(1)
 Supervision of clinical staff.

(2)
 Development or implementation of the
 policies and procedures for the operation of the psychiatric outpatient
 clinic.

(3)
 Regular meetings of
 clinical staff to discuss clinical cases, treatment plans, policies and
 procedures.

(4)
 Liaison with other
 portions of the service system.

(5)

 Employment, supervision and discharge of clinical staff according to
 established personnel policies.

(6)

 Supervision and documentation of clinical staff training and
 development.

Notes

55

 Pa. Code §
 
5200.21

The
 provisions of this § 5200.21 amended October 11, 2019, effective
 
10/12/2019
, 49 Pa.B.
 5943.

The provisions of this § 5200.21 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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