62A-15-614 - Clinical director -- Appointment -- Conditions and procedure -- Duties.
62A-15-614. Clinical director -- Appointment -- Conditions and procedure --Duties.
(1) Whenever the superintendent is not qualified to be the clinical director of the statehospital under this section, he shall, with the approval of the director of the division, appoint aclinical director who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state, and who has had atleast three years' training in a psychiatric residency program approved by the American Board ofPsychiatry and Neurology, Inc., and who is eligible for certification by that board.
(2) The salary of the clinical director of the state hospital shall be fixed by the standardsof the Division of Finance, to be paid in the same manner as the salaries of other employees. Theclinical director shall perform such duties as directed by the superintendent and prescribed by therules of the board, and shall prescribe and direct the treatment of patients and adopt sanitarymeasures for their welfare.
(3) If the superintendent is qualified to be the clinical director, he may assume the dutiesof the clinical director.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5