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The department shall issue a license for the operation of a psychiatric residential treatment
facility for children upon a showing that:
1.The premises to be used are in fit, safe, and sanitary condition and properly equipped
to provide good care and treatment;
2.The program director of the facility holds, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in social
work, psychology, or in a related field with professional experience working with
children suffering from mental illnesses or emotional disturbances. The executive
director of the facility must have, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in a behavioral
science or a bachelor's degree in any field and two years of experience in
administration;
3.The staff employed by the facility is supervised by the program director and qualified
by training and
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The department shall issue a license for the operation of a psychiatric residential treatment
facility for children upon a showing that:
1. The premises to be used are in fit, safe, and sanitary condition and properly equipped
to provide good care and treatment;
2. The program director of the facility holds, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in social
work, psychology, or in a related field with professional experience working with
children suffering from mental illnesses or emotional disturbances. The executive
director of the facility must have, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in a behavioral
science or a bachelor's degree in any field and two years of experience in
administration;
3. The staff employed by the facility is supervised by the program director and qualified
by training and experience to provide services to children suffering from mental
illnesses or emotional disturbances. The facility annually must provide training to staff
which is relevant to the needs of the client population;
4. The health, safety, and well-being of the children cared for and treated in the facility
will be properly safeguarded;
5. There are sufficient treatment, educational, recreational and leisure, and physical
facilities and services available to the children in the facility;
6. The facility will provide for a medical and psychological examination of each child
within seventy-two hours of admission and thereafter as needed by the child;
7. An interdisciplinary team will review each individual treatment plan at least monthly
and update or amend the plan to meet the needs of the child;
8. The facility develops postdischarge plans and coordinates facility services and related
community services with partial discharge plans with each child's family, school, and
community upon discharge to ensure continuity of care;
9. The facility is in compliance with requirements for psychiatric residential treatment
facilities under 42 U.S.C. 1396d [Pub. L. 89-97; 79 Stat. 351] and title 42, Code of
Federal Regulations, part 441, and with this chapter and rules adopted under this
chapter;
10. The facility has sought and obtained a criminal history record when required by this
chapter; and
11. In accordance with rules of the department, the department has determined whether a
license may be issued to a facility that has a facility operator or any individual
employed by the facility, contracted service provider of the facility, or nonemployee of
the facility, having contact with any child cared for by the facility who has a criminal
record.