{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac35-105-1330","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC35-105-1330","heading":"Medical director","body":"Providers of community gero-psychiatric  residential services shall employ or have a written agreement with one or more psychiatrists with training and experience in gero-psychiatric services to serve as medical director. The duties of the medical director shall include :\n\n1. Responsibility for  overall medical and psychiatric care;\n\n2. Advising the program director and the director of clinical services on  medical and psychiatric issues, including the criteria for residents to be admitted, transferred , or discharged;\n\n3. Advising on the development, execution, and coordination of policies and procedures that have a direct effect upon the quality of medical, nursing, and psychiatric care delivered to  individuals; and\n\n4. Acting as liaison and consulting with the administrator and the primary care physician on matters regarding medical, nursing, and psychiatric care policies and procedures.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency35/chapter105/section1330/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:28Z","sha256":"9a20f002332ea4724f7fdfc02f9c8d387f0c7f00210267c6f4cffe55f5557f75","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac35-105-1320","next":"us-va/12vac35-105-1340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}