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§ 77081. Governing Body.

22 CA ADC § 77081Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 22. Social Security
Division 5. Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 9. Psychiatric Health Facilities
Article 4. Administration
22 CCR § 77081
§ 77081. Governing Body.
Currentness
The governing body shall:
(a) Assure that all services including care and treatment provided to patients, is adequate and safe at all times.
(b) Establish and implement written bylaws in accordance with legal requirements and its responsibility to the community and to the patients served which shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for:
(1) Identification of the purposes of the facility and the means of fulfilling them.
(2) Ensuring the fitness, adequacy and quality of the clinical and medical care rendered.
(3) The appointment and reappointment of clinical staff who provide treatment, care and consultation to patients in the facility.
(4) Approval of policies and procedures for appropriate practices to be observed in the facility. In this connection, the practice of division of fees, under any guise whatsoever, shall be prohibited and any such division of fees shall be cause for exclusion from the staff.
(5) Identification of the requirements for health and treatment records.
(6) Requiring the interdisciplinary staff to establish controls that are designed to ensure the achievement and maintenance of high standards of professional ethical practices.
(c) Appoint a clinical director and administrator whose qualifications, authority and duties shall be defined in a written statement adopted by the governing body.
(d) Provide for the control and use of appropriate physical and financial resources and personnel required to meet the needs of the patients.
(e) Assure that the facility and its operation conforms to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including those relating to licensure and fire inspection.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1275.1 and 1277, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 4-15-87; operative 5-15-87 (Register 87, No. 16).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 77081, 22 CA ADC § 77081
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