This regulation governs psychiatric supervision requirements for psychiatric outpatient clinics in Pennsylvania. A psychiatrist must oversee the clinic and must at minimum establish treatment and prescribing standards, participate in quality management, attend clinical staff meetings at least twice per month (with written documentation maintained), and provide consultation to all clinical staff.
View official source55 Pa. Code § 5200.23 - Psychiatric supervision State Regulations Compare The supervision of a psychiatric outpatient clinic shall be by a psychiatrist and, at a minimum, include the following: (a) Establishment of appropriate standards for treatment and prescribing practices. (b) Involvement in the quality management process. (c) Participation in clinical staff meetings 2 times per month. The psychiatric outpatient clinic shall maintain written documentation of clinical staff meetings, including attendance. (d) Consultation to all clinical staff. Notes 55 Pa. Code § 5200.23 The provisions of this § 5200.23 amended October 11, 2019, effective 10/12/2019 , 49 Pa.B. 5943. The provisions of this § 5200.23 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) ). This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 5200.22 (relating to staffing pattern). 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