Indiana Administrative Code
Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES
Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 9 - Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions
Section 9-48 - Administrative and supervisory personnel
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 31-27-2-4
Affected: IC 31-27-3
Sec. 48.
(a) The child-caring institution shall employ staff to perform administrative, supervisory, service, and direct care functions.
(b) Functions may be combined only upon the approval of the department.
(c) When nondirect care functions have been approved by the department and are combined, the staff member shall meet the requirements for each function.
(d) The administrator shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and have a master's degree or higher from an accredited school in:
(e) The administrator shall also meet one (1) of the following requirements:
(f) If the administrator is responsible only for personnel, fiscal management, and physical facilities and is not responsible for the programs and services of the institution, the institution may employ an administrator who has a bachelor's degree from an accredited school and two (2) years of experience in a child welfare agency or therapeutic setting that serves children. However, in this case, the institution shall employ a program director who meets the qualifications set forth in subsections (d) and (e) rather than the qualification set forth in subsection (h).
(g) When the position of administrator is vacated, the governing body shall designate a qualified person to act as administrator.
(h) The program director shall have one (1) of the following:
(i) The supervisory staff member responsible for supervising, evaluating, and monitoring the functions of the caseworkers, as defined under section 49 of this rule, shall have a master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling from an accredited school, plus one (1) year of experience supervised by a person with a master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling.
(j) The staff member responsible for supervising, evaluating, and monitoring the daily work and progress of the direct care workers shall have one (1) of the following:
(k) An employee who is in a position on January 1, 2012, and who was qualified for that position under this section as in effect before January 1, 2012, is exempt from the requirements of this section as amended on or after January 1, 2012.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470 IAC 3-11-48 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-9-48 ) by P.L. 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.