Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Medical Director for DMH shall be responsible for providing consultation and guidance to clinical staff, and the DMH Commissioner, and senior management staff regarding the provision and oversight of psychiatric services to children and adults through the community designated mental health agencies, state-operated facilities, the designated hospital psychiatric inpatient units, residential programs and the ongoing work of mental health integration in health care reform. The Medical Director will be a consulting member to the DMH leadership team, when appropriate work in partnership with DMH’s Child, Adolescent and Family Unit Medical Director, and be directly responsible to the Commissioner of Mental Health. The Medical Director’s focus will be on active psychosocial rehabilitation services, integration of health and mental health care, the promotion of community integration, resiliency, recovery and individual self-determination, and the role and influence of public policy on community-based services to provide health promotion, prevention and treatment services that promotes empowerment, autonomy, and person-centered care while mitigating risks for both the individual, their family and other community members. Responsibilities will include: • Consult and provide guidance to department management in the development and implementation of various systems-wide policies and protocols. • Consult and provide guidance to the DMH Legal Unit to meld statutory responsibilities with clinical treatment processes and standards as a framework in the development of system-wide policies and procedures. From time to time as appropriate, the Contractor may be asked to provide court testimony regarding such treatment processes, standards and system-wide policies and procedures depending on scheduling availability. • Provide oversight and participate as needed in the DMH’s statutory responsibilities for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).