| Clinician Employee: Employee who is a licensed, associate, registered, and/or waivered clinician, including:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker: A prospective or current employee who possesses a valid and active license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).
Associate Clinical Social Worker: A. prospective or current employee who possesses a valid and active Associate Clinical Social Worker registration with the California BBS.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT): A prospective or current employee who possesses a valid and active license issued by the California BBS.
MFT Intern: A prospective or current employee who possesses a valid and active MFT intern registration with the California BBS.
Licensed Psychiatric Technician: A prospective or current employee who possesses a valid and active license issued by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.
Licensed Psychologist: A prospective or current, employee who possesses a valid and active license issued by the California Board of Psychology
Waivered Psychologist: A prospective or current employee who possesses a valid and active waiver granted by the California Department of Mental Health.
Registered Nurse: A prospective or current employee who possesses a valid and active license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Physician: A prospective or current employee who possesses a valid and active license issued by the California Medical Board and has completed a residency training program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Board Certified Physician: A prospective or current employee who possesses a valid and active license issued by the California Medical Board, has completed an ACGME accredited residency training program, and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in general psychiatry, a psychiatric sub-specialty, or certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
Prospective Clinician Employee: Licensed, associate, registered and/or waivered clinicians who have been selected from a certification list for possible LAC-DMH employment.
Credentialing: The formal process of collecting and verifying the professional credentials and qualifications of each clinician employee or candidate for employment and evaluating them to determine whether the clinician meets or continues to meet the minimum and/or additional accreditation criteria set forth in Sections of this policy.
Re-credentialing: Re-verification every three years that the clinician employee continues to meet LAC-DMH credentialing criteria.
Credentialing Coordinator (CC): LAC-DMH staff person who coordinates all processes required to credential/re-credential clinician employees.
Credentialing Applicant: Licensed, associate, registered and/or waivered clinicians who are either a current non-credentialed clinician employee, a clinician employee requiring re-credentialing, or a prospective employee.
Credentialing Packet: The credentialing packet contains the credentialing application, credentialing requirements, and instructions.
Credentialing Timeframe: Credentialing ordinarily should be completed within 5-30 business days for prospective clinician employees and within 30 calendar days for current employees after the completed credentialing packet is received by the CC.
Credentialing Materials: All materials collected through the primary source verification process, including the completed credentialing application and the CC's summary report of the findings.
Credentialing Review Committee (CRC): The body authorized by the LAC-DMH Director to determine if current and prospective clinician employees meet or continue to meet departmental credentialing criteria.
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