§ 50-06-05.5 — Director of state-operated behavioral health clinic - Medical director

North Dakota § 50-06-05.5

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-06: Department of Health and Human Services

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Each state-operated behavioral health clinic must be headed by a director. The state-
operated behavioral health clinic director must be accountable to the commissioner of the
department or the commissioner's designee. Each state-operated behavioral health clinic
director may employ the staff necessary to discharge the state-operated behavioral health

clinic's responsibilities. A state-operated behavioral health clinic director, subject to the approval
of the commissioner of the department or the commissioner's designee, and within the limit of
legislative appropriations, may make contractual arrangements with public or private agencies
or with individuals and organizations to discharge the state-operated behavioral health clinic's
service delivery responsibilities. Each regional director shall hire a qualified medical professional
who must be designated as the medical director of the state-operated behavioral health clinic.
The medical director is responsible for coordinating mental health and medically related
services. The medical director's position may be part time or full time as determined appropriate
by the state-operated behavioral health clinic director, with the concurrence of the commissioner
of the department or the commissioner's designee. As used in this section, "qualified medical
professional" means a board-eligible or board-certified psychiatrist, when such an individual can
be employed, and when this is not possible, an individual possessing at least a medical degree.