Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 05 - Juvenile Corrections, Department of
Rule 05.02.01 - RULES FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROVIDERS
Subchapter A - RULES FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROVIDERS
Section 05.02.01.125 - SUBCONTRACTORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND INTERNS
Current through August 31, 2023
The Provider will identify the intended use of the subcontractor, volunteer, or intern. If the subcontractor, volunteer, or intern is providing direct services to juveniles, the Provider must adhere to the rules in this Section. The Provider must notify the Department's Quality Improvement Services Bureau promptly, in writing, of any proposed changes in the use of subcontractors, volunteers, or interns providing direct services to juveniles. (3-31-22)
01. Subcontractors. The Provider will ensure that any subcontractor providing direct services to juveniles meets at least the minimum staff qualifications and terms of the original contract and these rules. The Provider must maintain a list of all subcontracted service providers and their qualifications. Documentation of services provided by subcontractors must include the scope and frequency of services. (3-31-22)
02. Volunteers and Interns. Programs should consider soliciting the involvement of volunteers and interns to enhance and expand their services. However, volunteers and interns recruited to supplement and enrich a program may not be substituted for the activities and functions of program staff. Volunteers and interns must not be assigned sole supervision of juvenile offenders. (3-31-22)
03. Subcontractor, Volunteer, and Intern Requirements. Subcontractors, volunteers, and interns who perform professional services must be licensed or certified as required by state law or rule, or be documented to be supervised directly by staff meeting those credentials. (3-31-22)
04. Volunteers of Minimal Use. Volunteers who meet all of the following criteria may be excluded from Subsection 125.03.a. and Subsection 125.03.b.: (3-31-22)
05. Documentation. The Provider must maintain individual personnel files for each volunteer and intern working in the program. The files must contain all documentation of meeting requirements, as described in Subsection 125.03 of these rules. (3-31-22)
06. Supervision of Volunteers. Volunteers will be supervised at all times by a staff member of the Provider who coordinates and directs the activities of the volunteer and evaluates their performance periodically. (3-31-22)
07. Supervision of Interns. An intern will be supervised by a paid employee of the Provider who has the licenses and credentials required by state law and who has been accepted by the intern's school as an appropriate supervisor for the discipline of instruction. This individual shall coordinate and direct the activities of the intern and evaluate their performance periodically. (3-31-22)
08. Termination. The Provider must establish a procedure for the termination of volunteers and interns. Termination of interns shall be in collaboration with the academic institution and program in which they are enrolled. (3-31-22)