Each program shall have a program director who shall be responsible for:(a) Submitting protocols, protocol amendments, and reports to the Department.(b) Operating the program.(c) Integrating staff services as described in the program protocol.(d) Complying with all regulations and responsibility for compliance and adjustments after inspections by the Department.(e) Training and supervising of all staff.(f) Notifying all patients of their obligations to safeguard take-home medications.(g) Security of both medications and patient records. see full law

(a) Each program shall have a medical director who is a licensed physician in the State of California. The medical director may also serve as the program director. The medical director shall assume the medical responsibility for all program patients by:(1) Signing patient record notes.(2) Placing patients in treatment.(3) Initiating, altering and terminating replacement narcotic therapy medications and dosage amounts.(4) Supervising the administration and dispensing of medications.(5) Planning and supervising provision of treatment including regular review and notes in the patients' records.(b) Other duties and responsibilities of the medical director shall be set forth in the protocol.(c) The medical director may delegate duties as prescribed in the program protocol to another licensed program physician(s) but may not delegate his/her responsibility in (a) above to physician extenders. see full law

(a) Each patient shall be assigned to a counselor.(b) Patient caseloads may vary according to the particular problems of patients and the amount of supportive services used.(c) The protocol shall set forth the patient caseload per counselor. see full law

(28) Program Director. “Program director” means the person who has primary administrative responsibility for operation of an approved and licensed program. see full law

(14) Medical Director. “Medical director” means the physician licensed to practice medicine in California who is responsible for medical services provided by the program. see full law

(a) Counselors may be nurses, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric technicians, trained counselors, or others as long as they have training or experience in treating persons with an opioid addiction. see full law