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New York: what a medical director of a psychiatry & behavioral health clinic must do

Whether New York requires a physician medical director for a psychiatry & behavioral health clinic, the qualifications you need, and the duties the rule assigns.

Medical directorNot required
Research date2026-08-14

Notes

OMH-licensed outpatient Clinic Treatment Programs (14 NYCRR Part 599) and the general outpatient-program rule (Part 587) require 'sufficient coverage by qualified psychiatrists and medical staff' but never name a titled 'medical director' role, unlike OASAS's addiction programs — a real, notable contrast within the same mental-hygiene regulatory family. A behavioral health practice instead licensed as an Article 28 D&TC would trigger 10 NYCRR § 751.4 (see urgentCare entry).

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