D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 22-A3005
Each FSMHC shall be staffed with licensed behavioral health practitioners who shall be professionally responsible for the provision of the mental health services delineated in its approved provider agreement.
Each FSMHC shall have a psychiatrist on staff who is available on a regular and emergency basis and who shall be responsible for the provision of the mental health services provided by the FSMHC.
Each participating FSMHC's approved organizational chart and program manual shall clearly show that its services will be provided by or under the direction of a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist shall spend as much time on site as necessary to ensure consumers are getting services in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with accepted standards of medical care. "Under the direction of a psychiatrist" means the psychiatrist shall:
The supervision and management of consumer care shall be the responsibility of the psychiatrist, and the psychiatrist shall be available for advice and consultation with the treating staff as often as necessary to ensure adequate supervision and quality of care.
Each participating FSMHC shall have a full-time equivalent Clinical Administrator who shall have the authority and responsibility for the conduct of the affairs of the FSMHC, except for those matters committed by the provisions of this chapter to the authority of the psychiatrist. The Clinical Administrator shall be an independently licensed behavioral health practitioner.
The Clinical Administrator's qualifications, authority, and duties shall be defined in writing.
The organizational chart shall also show relationships between the clinic and outside entities, such as the following:
All Free Standing Mental Health Clinics (FSMHC) shall obtain a National Provider Identification (NPI) number for itself and all personnel performing FSMHC services through the provider. All FSMHC shall register itself and all personnel performing FSMHC services with the Department of Health Care Finance's designated information system prior to billing for services.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 22-A3005