California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 1 - Department of Mental Health › Chapter 3 - Community Mental Health Services Under the Short-Doyle Act › Article 8 - Professional and Technical Personnel Standards › Section 620 - Director of Local Mental Health Services

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Where the Local Mental Health Director is other than the local
					 health officer or medical administrator of the county hospital, he or she shall be
					 one of the following:
(a) A physician and
				  surgeon licensed in the State of California showing evidence of having completed the
				  required course of graduate psychiatric education as defined in Section
				  623 to be supplemented by an additional
				  period of two years of training or practice limited to the field of psychiatry, one
				  year of which shall have been administrative experience.
(b) A psychologist who shall be licensed in the
				  State of California and shall possess a doctorate degree in psychology from an
				  institution of higher education. In addition, the psychologist shall have had at
				  least three years of acceptable clinical psychology experience, two years of which
				  shall be administrative experience.
(c)
				  A clinical social worker who shall possess a master's degree in social work or
				  higher and shall be a licensed clinical social worker under provisions of the
				  California Business and Professions Code, and shall have had at least five years
				  mental health experience, two years of which shall have been administrative
				  experience.
(d) A marriage, family, and
				  child counselor who shall have a master's degree in an approved behavioral science
				  course of study, and who shall be a licensed marriage, family, and child counselor
				  and have received specific instruction, or its equivalent, as required for licensure
				  on January 1, 1981. In addition, the marriage, family, and child counselor shall
				  have had at least five years of mental health experience, two years of which shall
				  have been administrative experience. The term, specific instruction, contained in
				  Sections
				  5751
				  and
				  5751.3
				  of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall not be limited to school, college, or
				  university classroom instruction, but may include equivalent demonstrated experience
				  in assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, and counseling, and psychotherapeutic treatment
				  of premarital, marriage, family, and child relationship dysfunctions.
(e) A nurse who shall possess a master's degree in
				  psychiatric or public health nursing and shall be licensed as a registered nurse by
				  the Board of Registered Nursing in the State of California, and shall have had at
				  least five years mental health experience, two of which shall have been
				  administrative experience. Additional post-baccalaureate experience in a mental
				  health setting may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the educational
				  requirements.
(f) An administrator who
				  shall have a master's degree in hospital administration, public health
				  administration, or public administration from an accredited college or university,
				  and who shall have at least three years of experience in hospital or health care
				  administration, two of which shall have been in the mental health field. Additional
				  qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a
				  year-for-year basis with the approval of the Department.
1. Amendment
					 filed 1-12-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No.
					 2).
2. Amendment filed 1-28-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 76, No. 5).
3. Amendment filed 11-28-88; operative 12-28-88
					 (Register 89, No. 11).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 subsection (f) and NOTE filed 8-26-2015 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2015, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						5607,
						5750,
						5751,
						5751.1,
						10725
						and
						14700,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						5607,
						5751
						and
						5751.1,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.