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12VAC35-105-1300: Staffing requirements for community gero-psychiatric residential services
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 12. Health
- Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services
- Chapter 105. Rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
- Part VI. Additional Requirements for Selected Services
- Article 6. Community Gero-Psychiatric Residential Services
A. Community gero-psychiatric residential services shall be under the direction of a:
1. Program director with experience in gero-psychiatric services;
2. Medical director; and
3. Director of clinical services who is a registered nurse with experience in gero-psychiatric services.
B. Providers shall provide qualified nursing supervisors, nurses, and certified nurse aides on all shifts, seven days per week, in sufficient number to meet the assessed nursing care and behavioral management needs determined by the ISPs.
C. Providers shall provide qualified staff for behavioral, psychosocial rehabilitation, rehabilitative, mental health, or recreational programming to meet the needs determined by the ISP. These services shall be under the direction of a registered nurse, licensed psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, or licensed therapist.
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