New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE › Chapter XIII - Office of Mental Health › Part 587 - OPERATION OF OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS › Section 587.15 - Staffing

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A provider of
				service shall continuously employ an adequate number and appropriate mix of
				staff to carry out the objectives of the program and to assure the outcomes of
				the program. The staffing plan shall document the staff qualifications,
				including training, clinical experience with adults diagnosed with mental
				illness or children with a diagnosis of emotional disturbance, and supervisory
				experience in a clinical setting, the appropriateness of the mix of staff, the
				assignment of staff to the primary program site and any approved satellite
				locations, and the supervisory relationships among the staff. Such plan shall
				be subject to review and approval by the Office of Mental Health at the time of
				issuance or renewal of the program's operating certificate.
(b) The staff of an outpatient program shall
				include a sufficient mix of clinical and professional staff to provide all of
				the required services and to implement the treatment plans of the program's
				service recipients. In order to provide adequate clinical supervision and
				programmatic direction, a sufficient number of the professional staff must be
				qualified by training and clinical supervisory experience in the treatment of
				adults diagnosed with mental illness, or children with a diagnosis of emotional
				disturbance, as appropriate. Outpatient programs, except for intensive
				psychiatric rehabilitation treatment programs, shall, at a minimum, have a
				psychiatrist on staff for one-fifth of the operating hours of the program or
				for one-fifth of the hours of a full-time employee, whichever is
				less.
(c) A minimum percentage of
				the total clinical staff hours of the outpatient program shall be provided by
				professional staff, of which a minimum percentage must be employed full time.
(1) At least 70 percent of the total clinical
				staff hours of a clinic treatment program shall be provided by professional
				staff. At least 20 percent of the total full-time equivalent professional staff
				shall be employed full time.
(2) At
				least 40 percent of the total clinical staff hours of a continuing day
				treatment program shall be provided by professional staff. At least 20 percent
				of the total full-time equivalent professional staff shall be employed full
				time.
(3) At least 50 percent of
				the total clinical staff hours of a day treatment program serving children
				shall be provided by professional staff. At least 20 percent of the total
				full-time equivalent professional staff shall be employed full time.
(4) At least 70 percent of the total clinical
				staff hours of a partial hospitalization program shall be provided by
				professional staff. At least 30 percent of the total full-time equivalent
				professional staff shall be employed full time.
(5) At least 50 percent of the total clinical
				staff hours of an intensive psychiatric rehabilitation treatment program shall
				be provided by professional staff. At least 40 percent of the total
				professional staff shall be employed full time.