§27-1A-6 Division of professional services; powers and duties of supervisor; liaison with other state agencies. - West Virginia Statutes

§27-1A-6. Division of professional services; powers and duties of supervisor; liaison with other state agencies.
There shall be a division of professional services in the department of mental health. The supervisor of this division shall assist the director in the operation of the programs or services of the department and shall be a qualified psychiatrist.

The supervisor of this division shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To develop professional standards, provide supervision of state hospitals, analyze hospital programs and inspect individual hospitals.

(2) To assist in recruiting professional staff.

(3) To take primary responsibility for the education and training of professional and subprofessional personnel.

(4) To carry on or stimulate research activities related to medical and psychiatric facilities of the department, and render specialized assistance to hospital superintendents.

(5) To establish liaison with appropriate state agencies and with private groups interested in mental health, such as the state department of health, the board of probation and parole, the department of education, the board of governors of West Virginia University, and the West Virginia Association for Mental Health, Incorporated.

(6) To license, supervise and inspect any hospital, center or institution, or part thereof, maintained and operated by any political subdivision or by any person, persons, association or corporation to provide inpatient care and treatment for the mentally ill, or mentally retarded, or both.

(7) To perform any other duties assigned to the division by the director of the department.