To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Philippa Watkins, LMFT as Clinical Director and Hospital Administrator of Humboldt County Behavioral Health - Sempervirens
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the statements of qualifications and duties pertaining to the position of Clinical Director and Hospital Administrator; and
2. Acting as the Governing Body of Sempervirens Psychiatric Health Facility, approve the appointment of Philippa Watkins, LMFT as Clinical Director and Hospital Administrator of Humboldt County Behavioral Health Sempervirens Psychiatric Health Facility, effective November 1, 2021; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to forward one certified copy of the Board Report to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Contract Unit for transmittal to DHHS-Behavioral Health Administration.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund (1170)
DISCUSSION:
California Code of Regulations Title 22 ?77081 requires that the governing body of a Psychiatric Health Facility appoint a clinical director whose qualifications, authority and duties are defined in a written statement adopted by the governing body (Attachment 1). Philippa Watkins, LMFT has agreed to accept the duties required by this appointment.
California Code of Regulations Title 22 ?77091 requires that each Psychiatric Health Facility shall have an administrator who has primary responsibility for business and support services for the clinical program (Attachment 2). The administrator shall have direct access to the clinical director for the purpose of communicating the status of business and support services of the psychiatric health facility. Philippa Watkins, LMFT has agreed to accept the duties required by this appointment.
California Code of Regulations Title 22 ?77093 requires that each facility shall have a clinical director who shall direct the clinic...
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