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 Chair/Chief Executive Officer, Civil Service Commission and the Director, Office of Management and Budget based on consideration of such factors as its ability to recruit and retain employees:
   
   
   

   Title Codes		Up to Step
   51200	Advanced Practice Nurse	9
   03862	Charge Nurse - 10 Months	9
   03853/59966	Charge Nurse - 12 Months	9
   00545	Chief Nursing Officer, Psychiatric	9
   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
   03671	Occupational Therapist	9
   03669	Occupational Therapy Assistant	9
   03691	Physical Therapist	9
   03690	Physical Therapy Assistant	9
   07752	Physician 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 Assur. Spec., Health Svs., Nursing	6
   03894	Regional Staff Nurse Medical Assistance	6
   03894C	Reg. Staff Nurse Med. Asst. Health Svs.
   	(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 Months	9
   03852/60007	Staff Nurse - 12 Months	9
   44784	Supervising Clinical Dietitian	9
   03849	Supervisor of Nursing Services - 10 Months	9
   03854	Supervisor of Nursing Services - 12 Months	9