The Department announced a Final Rule focused primarily on updating the salary and compensation levels needed for Executive, Administrative and Professional workers to be exempt. For more information, see http://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/final2016/. Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Duties. A behavioral health technician is expected to understand and implement individual treatment plans, record patient behavior and provide a safe, supportive environment for the patients. Technicians may provide and record patient medications and assisting in daily activities.
A Behavioral Health Technician is one that assists the counselors or therapeutic team by giving clinical support services to clients or patients who are suffering from substance abuse or mental irregularities and are housed in residential facilities, inpatient departments, or community-based programs.