California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 1 - Department of Mental Health › Chapter 3.5 - Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers › Article 4 - General Requirements › Section 784.10 - Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Director and Staff

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each mental health rehabilitation center shall employ or
					 otherwise provide a mental health rehabilitation center director to be responsible
					 for the administration and management of the mental health rehabilitation center.
					 The qualifications, experience, skills and knowledge required of the individual
					 identified as the mental health rehabilitation center director shall be established
					 in writing. The director shall primarily be responsible for the administration and
					 management of only one mental health rehabilitation center. Subject to Departmental
					 approval, a director may be responsible for more than one mental health
					 rehabilitation center.
(a) The licensee may
				  act as the director or shall appoint a director. The licensee shall delegate to the
				  designated director, in writing, authority to organize and manage the day-to-day
				  functions of the mental health rehabilitation center. If the director is to be
				  absent for more than 30 calendar days, the licensee shall appoint an acting director
				  to be responsible for the day-to-day functions of the mental health rehabilitation
				  center.
(b) A copy of the current mental
				  health rehabilitation center regulations contained in this chapter shall be
				  maintained by the director and shall be available to all personnel.
(c) The director shall be responsible for
				  informing appropriate staff of the applicable additions, deletions and changes to
				  mental health rehabilitation center regulations.
(d) The director shall be responsible for
				  informing the Department, or its designee, via telephone within 24-hours of any
				  unusual occurrence, as specified in Section
				  784.15. If the unusual occurrence
				  involves the discontinuance or disruption of services occurring during other than
				  regular business hours of the Department or its designee, a telephone report shall
				  be made immediately upon the resumption of business hours of the
				  Department.
(e) The licensee shall
				  employ the number of qualified personnel needed to comply with all regulatory
				  requirements and shall provide for an initial orientation of all new employees, a
				  continuing in-service training program and supervision. The licensee shall ensure
				  that consumers and family members of persons with mental disabilities have
				  opportunities for employment, including employment as a peer counselor, in each
				  mental health rehabilitation center operated by the licensee.
(f) If any language or communication barriers
				  exist between mental health rehabilitation center staff and clients, arrangements
				  shall be made for interpreters or for the use of other mechanisms to ensure adequate
				  communication between clients and personnel.
(g) The Department reserves the right to require
				  the licensee to provide additional professional, administrative or supportive
				  personnel whenever the Department determines through a written evaluation that
				  additional personnel are needed to provide for the health and safety of
				  clients.
(h) The licensee shall ensure
				  that all employees serving clients or the public shall wear name and title
				  badges.
(i) Each mental health
				  rehabilitation center shall have an orientation program for all newly hired
				  employees. Each new employee shall be provided 20 hours of initial orientation to
				  the mental health rehabilitation center organization, administrative policies and
				  procedures, and plan of operation during the first week of employment for full time
				  employees and the first month for part time employees.
1. New section
					 filed 8-21-95 as an emergency; operative 8-21-95 (Register 95, No. 34). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-17-95 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
					 New section refiled 2-9-96 as an emergency; operative 2-9-96 (Register 96, No. 6). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-8-96 or emergency language
					 will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section
					 refiled 6-10-96 as an emergency; operative 6-10-96 (Register 96, No. 24). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-8-96 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4.
					 New section refiled 10-8-96 as an emergency; operative 10-8-96 (Register 96, No.
					 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-5-97 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5.
					 Certificate of Compliance as to 10-8-96 order transmitted to OAL 2-5-97; disapproved
					 by OAL and order of repeal as to 10-8-96 order filed on 3-21-97 (Register 97, No.
					 12).
6. New section filed 3-21-97 as an emergency; operative 3-21-97
					 (Register 97, No. 12). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
					 7-21-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-21-97 order, including
					 amendment of section heading and section, transmitted to OAL 7-21-97 and filed
					 8-21-97 (Register 97, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						5675
						and
						5768,
						Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
						3 of Chapter 678 of the Statutes of
						1994. Reference: Sections
						5675
						and
						5768,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.