Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.04.17 - RESIDENTIAL HABILITATION AGENCIES
Section 16.04.17.201 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR
Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.04.17.201
Current through August 31, 2023
An administrator for an agency is accountable for the overall operations of the agency including ensuring compliance with these rules, overseeing and managing staff, and administering the agency's policies and procedures, and quality assurance program. (3-17-22)
01. Administrator Qualifications. Each agency must employ a designated administrator who: (3-17-22)
a. Is at least twenty-one (21) years
of age; (3-17-22)
b. Has
satisfactorily completed a criminal history check in accordance with IDAPA
16.05.06, "Criminal History and Background Checks"; and (3-17-22)
c. Has a minimum of three (3) years of
experience in service delivery with the population served with at least one (1)
year having been in an administrative role. (3-17-22)
02. Absences. The administrator must designate, in writing, a qualified employee to perform the functions of the administrator to act in their absence. This document must be available upon request. (3-17-22)
03. Responsibilities. The administrator must: (3-17-22)
a. Document and review the overall program
and general participant needs on at least a quarterly basis, or more often as
necessary, to plan and implement appropriate strategies for meeting those
needs; (3-17-22)
b. Make all
records available to the Department for review or audit; (3-17-22)
c. Implement all policies addressing safety
measures for the protection of participants and staff as mandated by state and
federal rules; (3-17-22)
d. Ensure
agency personnel, including those providing services, practice within the scope
of their certificate or license; (3-17-22)
e. Conduct satisfaction surveys at least
annually with each participant or guardian, as applicable. (3-17-22)
f. Assure training, support services, and
equipment for agency staff are provided to carry out assigned responsibilities;
(3-17-22)
g. Schedule coverage to
assure compliance with the Plan of Service and Program Plans. Work schedules
reflecting the daily adjustments of employees must be maintained to show the
personnel on duty for the scheduled shift. The agency must specify provisions
and procedures to assure back-up coverage for those work schedules; and
(3-17-22)
h. Coordinate with other
service providers to assure continuity of the delivery of residential
habilitation services in the plan of service. (3-17-22)
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