Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 97930 - Chapter Definitions
The following definitions shall apply to the regulations in this Chapter:
(a) "Contract" means a
written agreement between the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development (hereinafter "Office") and a recipient of a loan repayment that
obligates the recipient, in exchange for financial assistance, to practice
their profession for a specified period of time.
(b) "Cultural and linguistic competence"
means the ability to understand and respond effectively to the cultural and
linguistic needs brought by patients to mental health care
encounters.
(c) "Direct patient
care" means the provision of health care services directly to individuals being
treated for, or suspected of having, physical or mental illness. Direct patient
care includes preventative care. The first line supervision of direct patient
care shall be considered "direct patient care."
(d) "Director" means the Director of the
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
(e) "Educational loan" means a loan of money
by a commercial lender or government entity that requires payment, and was
obtained by an individual for the purpose of defraying costs associated with
their mental health service provider education.
(f) "Foundation" means the Health Professions
Education Foundation.
(g) "Licensed
mental health service provider" means a psychologist licensed by the Board of
Psychology, registered psychologist, postdoctoral psychological assistant,
postdoctoral psychology trainee employed in an exempt setting pursuant to
Section 2910 of the Business and Professions Code, or employed pursuant to a
Department of Mental Health waiver pursuant to Section 5751.2 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code, marriage and family therapist, marriage and family
therapist intern, licensed clinical social worker, and associate clinical
social worker.
(h) "Mental Health
Practitioner Education Fund" means the fund established pursuant to section
128458 of the Health and Safety Code.
(i) "Mental Health Professional Shortage
Area" means an area designated as such by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration, Bureau of Health
Professions' Shortage Designation Branch.
(j) "Qualified facility" means one of the
following:
(1) "A publicly funded facility,"
which means a health facility, as defined by Health and Safety Code Sections
1200, 1200.1, and 1250, conducted, maintained, or operated by this state or by
any of its political subdivisions or districts, or by any city.
(2) "A publicly funded or public mental
health facility," which means a hospital, clinic, or long-term care facility
licensed and/or certified by the California Department of Mental Health and/or
the California Department of Health Services that is conducted, maintained, or
operated by this state or by any of its political subdivisions or districts, or
by any city, and that provides mental health services.
(3) "A non-profit private mental health
facility," which means a hospital, clinic, or long-term care facility licensed
and/or certified by the California Department of Mental Health and/or the
California Department of Health Services that is operated by a non-profit
entity that contracts with a county mental health entity or facility to provide
mental health services.
(k) "Service obligation" means the
contractual obligation agreed to by the recipient of a loan repayment where the
recipient agrees to practice their profession for a specified period of time in
or through a qualified facility or a mental health professional shortage
area.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 127010 and 127015, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 128454, Health and Safety Code.
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