Sec. 7. (a) The division may grant a waiver of any staffing requirements to a community mental health center applicant that is unable to meet any staffing ratio requirements the division has for community mental health centers.

     (b) A licensed clinical addiction counselor shall be counted by the division in determining whether a community mental health center applicant meets the direct care full-time equivalent staffing requirements for community mental health center certification.

     (c) Any licensed prescriber with prescriptive authority shall be counted by the division when determining whether a community mental health center applicant meets the psychiatric staffing requirements for community mental health center certification.

As added by P.L.127-2020, SEC.5.