California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies › Chapter 1 - General Acute Care Hospitals › Article 1 - Definitions › Section 70055 - Personnel

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Unless
				  otherwise specified in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply to
				  health care personnel:
(1) Administrator.
				  Administrator means the individual who is appointed by the governing body to
				  act in its behalf in the overall management of the hospital.
(2) Art Therapist. Art therapist means a
				  person who has a master's degree in art therapy or in art with emphasis in art
				  therapy, including an approved clinical internship from an accredited college
				  or university; or a person who is registered or eligible for registration with
				  the American Art Therapy Association.
(3) Audiologist. Audiologist means a person
				  who is licensed as an audiologist by the Speech-Language Pathology and
				  Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board.
(4) Biomedical Equipment Technician.
				  Biomedical equipment technician means a person certified by the Association for
				  the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
(5) Cardiopulmonary Technologist.
				  Cardiopulmonary technologist means a person who is registered by the National
				  Society of Cardiopulmonary Technologists.
(6) Cardiovascular Technologist.
				  Cardiovascular technologist means a person who is registered by the National
				  Society of Cardiopulmonary Technologists.
(7) Clinical Laboratory Bioanalyst. Clinical
				  laboratory bioanalyst means a person who is licensed as a clinical laboratory
				  bioanalyst by the Department.
(8)
				  Clinical Laboratory Technologist. Clinical laboratory technologist means a
				  person who is licensed as a clinical laboratory technologist by the
				  Department.
(9) Consultant.
				  Consultant means a person who is professionally qualified to provide expert
				  information on a particular subject.
(10) Dance Therapist. Dance therapist means a
				  person who is registered or eligible for registration as a dance therapist
				  registered by the American Dance Therapy Association.
(11) Dentist. Dentist means a person who is
				  licensed as a dentist by the Dental Board of California.
(12) Dietitian. Dietitian means a registered
				  dietitian who meets the qualifications specified in section
				  2585
				  of the Business and Professions Code.
(13) Learning Disability Specialist. Learning
				  disability specialist means a person who has a master's degree in learning
				  disabilities from an accredited university.
(14) Licensed Vocational Nurse. Licensed
				  vocational nurse means a person who is licensed as a licensed vocational nurse
				  by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
(15) Mental Health Worker. Mental health
				  worker means an unlicensed person who through experience, in-service training
				  or formal education is qualified to participate in the care of the psychiatric
				  patient.
(16) Music Therapist.
				  Music therapist means a person who is registered or eligible for registration
				  as a registered music therapist by the National Association for Music
				  Therapy.
(17) Nurse Anesthetist.
				  Nurse anesthetist means a registered nurse who is licensed by the Board of
				  Registered Nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist
				  (CRNA).
(18) Occupational
				  Therapist. Occupational therapist means a person who is licensed as an
				  occupational therapist by the California Board of Occupational
				  Therapy.
(19) Occupational Therapy
				  Assistant. Occupational therapy assistant means a person who is licensed as an
				  occupational therapy assistant by the California Board of Occupational
				  Therapy
(20) Orthotist and
				  Prosthetist. Orthotist and prosthetist means a person who is certified or
				  eligible for certification by the American Board for Certification in
				  Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics.
(21) Pharmacist. Pharmacist means a person
				  who is licensed as a pharmacist by the California State Board of
				  Pharmacy.
(22) Physical Therapist.
				  Physical therapist means a person licensed as a physical therapist by the
				  Physical Therapy Board of California.
(23) Physical Therapist Assistant. Physical
				  therapist assistant means a person who is approved as a physical therapist
				  assistant by the Physical Therapy Board of California.
(24) Physician. Physician means a person
				  licensed as a physician and surgeon by the Medical Board of California or by
				  the Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(25) Physician's Assistant. Physician's
				  assistant means a person licensed as a physician's assistant by the Physician
				  Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California.
(26) Podiatrist. Podiatrist means a person
				  who is licensed as a podiatrist by the California Board of Podiatric
				  Medicine.
(27) Psychiatrist.
				  Psychiatrist means a person who is licensed as a physician and surgeon by the
				  Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and
				  who is certified or eligible for certification by the American Board of
				  Psychiatry and Neurology or who has specialized training and/or experience in
				  psychiatry.
(28) Psychiatric
				  Technician. Psychiatric technician means a person licensed as a psychiatric
				  technician by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric
				  Technicians.
(29) Psychologist.
				  Psychologist means a person who is licensed as a psychologist by the Board of
				  Psychology.
(30) Pulmonary
				  Technologist. Pulmonary technologist means a person who is registered by the
				  National Society of Cardiopulmonary Technologists.
(31) Radiologic Technologist. Radiologic
				  technologist means a person other than a licentiate of the healing arts who has
				  been issued a certificate by the Department to engage in diagnostic radiologic
				  technology without limitations as to procedures or areas of application and
				  under the supervision of a certified X-ray supervisor and operator.
(32) Recreation Therapist. Recreation
				  therapist means a person who is certified or eligible for certification as a
				  registered recreator with specialization in therapeutic recreation by the
				  California Board of Park and Recreation Personnel or the National Therapeutic
				  Recreation Society.
(33) Registered
				  Nurse.
(A) Registered nurse means a person
				  licensed by the Board of Registered Nursing.
(B) Nurse Midwife. Nurse midwife means a
				  licensed registered nurse certified under Article 2.5, Chapter 6 of the
				  Business and Professions Code.
(34) Registered Health Information
				  Administrator. Registered health information administrator means a person who
				  is registered as a health information administrator by the American Health
				  Information Management Association.
(35) Registered Health Information
				  Technician. Registered health information technician means a person who is
				  registered as a health information technician by the American Health
				  Information Management Association.
(36) Respiratory Care Practitioner.
				  Respiratory care practitioner means a person who is licensed as a respiratory
				  care practitioner by the Respiratory Care Board of California.
(37) Respiratory Care Technician. Respiratory
				  care technician means a person who is licensed as a respiratory care technician
				  by the Respiratory Care Board of California.
(38) Social Worker. Social worker means a
				  person who is licensed as a licensed clinical social worker by the Board of
				  Behavioral Sciences.
(39) Social
				  Work Assistant. Social work assistant means a person with a baccalaureate in
				  the social sciences or related fields and who receives supervision,
				  consultation and in-service training from a social worker.
(40) Social Work Aide. Social work aide means
				  a staff person with orientation, on-the-job training and supervision from a
				  social worker or a social work assistant.
(41) Speech Pathologist. Speech pathologist
				  means a person who is licensed as a speech pathologist by the Speech-Language
				  Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board.
(42) Therapeutic Radiologic Technologist.
				  Therapeutic radiologic technologist means a person other than a licentiate of
				  the healing arts who has been issued a certificate by the Department to engage
				  in therapeutic radiologic technology without limitation as to procedures or
				  areas of application and under the supervision of a certified X-ray supervisor
				  and operator.
(43) Vocational
				  Rehabilitation Counselor. Vocational rehabilitation counselor means a person
				  who has a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, or a master's degree in
				  a related area plus training and skill in the vocational rehabilitation process
				  or has a baccalaureate degree and has worked under the direct supervision of a
				  person with the above qualifications.
(44) X-ray Technician. X-ray technician means
				  a person who has been issued a limited permit by the Department to engage in
				  diagnostic or therapeutic radiologic technology in certain specific categories
				  under the supervision of a certified X-ray supervisor and
				  operator.