5119.07 Medical director - qualifications - duties. - Ohio Statutes

5119.07 Medical director - qualifications - duties.

The director of mental health shall appoint a medical director who is a psychiatrist as defined in division (E) of section 5122.01 of the Revised Code, is eligible or certified by the American board of psychiatry and neurology or the American osteopathic board of neurology and psychiatry, and has at least five years of clinical and two years of administrative experience. The medical director shall be responsible for decisions relating to medical diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, quality assurance, and the clinical aspects of the following: licensure of hospitals and residential facilities, research, community mental health plans, and delivery of mental health services. The medical director shall also exercise clinical supervision of the chief clinical officers of hospitals and institutions under the jurisdiction of the department and shall review and approve decisions relating to the employment of the chief clinical officers. The medical director or his designee shall advise the director on matters relating to licensure, research, community mental health plans, and delivery of mental health services. The director of mental health may establish other duties of the medical director. The medical director shall participate in the development of guidelines for community mental health plans.

Effective Date: 07-01-1988