A. HEALTH CARE TITLES

1. Appointing authorities may appoint new employees or current employees, upon their initial appointment to a title listed below in their appointing authority, who have attained the requisite education and experience to the titles indicated below, up to the corresponding steps shown, without obtaining the prior approval from the Commissioner, Department of Personnel and the Director, Division of Budget and Accounting based on consideration of such factors as its ability to recruit and retain employees:
   
   

   Title Codes		Up to Step
   03862	Charge Nurse - 10 Month	7
   03853/59966	Charge Nurse - 12 Month	7
   44782	Clinical Dietitian	9
   00473	Clinical Specialist in Psychiatric Nursing	9
   03963	Eye Health Nurse	9
   60280	Field Invtgtr., Nursing Care Inst. Elderly	6
   60451	Health Care Services Evaluator/Nurse	6
   04116D	Human Services Tech. Deaf Language Specialist	9
   55892	Interpreter for the Deaf	9
   01403	Learning Disabilities Specialist	9
   51200	Nurse Practitioner	9
   03671	Occupational Therapist	9
   03669	Occupational Therapy Assistant	9
   03691	Physical Therapist	9
   03690	Physical Therapy Assistant	9
   03844	Practical Nurse	5
   03844D	Practical Nurse Deaf Language Specialist	5
   03674	Principal Occupational Therapist	9
   03696	Principal Physical Therapist	9
   60611	Public Health Consultant 1 Nursing	6
   60610	Public Health Consultant 2 Nursing	6
   62358	Quality Assurance Specialist, Health Svs.	6
   03894	Regional Staff Nurse Medical Assistance	6
   03894C	Reg. Staff Nurse Med. Asst. (Sr. Initiatives)	6
   03120	School Nurse	9
   73103	School Social Worker	9
   03672	Senior Occupational Therapist	9
   03692	Senior Physical Therapist	9
   03653	Speech/Hearing Specialist 1	9
   03652	Speech/Hearing Specialist 2	9
   03841	Staff Nurse - 10 Month	8
   03852/60007	Staff Nurse - 12 Month	8
   44784	Supervising Clinical Dietitian	9
   03854	Supervisor of Nursing Services - 12 Month	6
   03849	Supervisor of Nursing Services - 10 Month	6