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§ 4203. Qualifications of directors of State facilities

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 50 P.S. Mental Health

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 50 P.S. Mental Health
Chapter 12. Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (Refs & Annos)
Article II. Responsibilities of the State (Refs & Annos)
50 P.S. § 4203
§ 4203. Qualifications of directors of State facilities
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Each State operated facility shall be in charge of a director who shall have the following qualifications:
(1) Experience in the administration of mental hospitals, other hospitals, institutions or other facilities.
(2) Ability to organize, direct and coordinate the operation of the facility and its programs.
(3) In the case where the facility is a State operated mental hospital, he shall be a physician where possible or demonstrate, through objective measurements developed by the department, knowledge and competencies in the field of mental health and illness, including community mental health, as well as in the field of health care administration. A master's degree, or appropriate equivalent thereof, shall be required. The director of the clinical program of the hospital shall be a physician who shall be responsible for planning and executing programs of treatment and therapy.
(4) The department by regulation may establish additional standards of qualification for the position of director.

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1966, Special Sess. No. 3, Oct. 20, P.L. 96, art. II, § 20, effective Jan. 1, 1967. Amended 1975, July 25, P.L. 93, No. 46, § 1, effective in 60 days.
50 P.S. § 4203, PA ST 50 P.S. § 4203
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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