Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12,
March 20, 2024
(a) Staff
members and volunteers. Each individual working or volunteering in a facility
shall be qualified by temperament, emotional maturity, judgment, and
understanding of residents necessary to maintain the health, comfort, safety,
and welfare of residents.
(b)
Multiple duties. Each staff member performing duties of more than one position
shall meet the minimum qualifications for each position held.
(c) Administrator.
(1) Each administrator shall have a
bachelor's degree in social work, human development, psychology, education,
nursing, counseling, or family studies or in a related field. The degree shall
be from an accredited college or university with accreditation standards
equivalent to those met by Kansas colleges and universities.
(2) Each administrator shall demonstrate
knowledge of the principles and practices of administration and
management.
(3) Each administrator
shall have at least three years of supervisory experience within a child care
facility providing treatment to children or youth.
(d) Clinical director. Each clinical director
shall be licensed or approved by the Kansas behavioral sciences regulatory
board, the Kansas board of nursing, or the Kansas board of healing arts to
diagnose and treat mental and behavioral disorders.
(e) Substance abuse counselor. Each substance
abuse counselor shall be responsible for the evaluation, assessment, and
treatment of residents for substance abuse. The substance abuse counselor shall
be licensed by the Kansas behavioral sciences regulatory board or the Kansas
board of healing arts to evaluate, assess, and treat addictions or substance
abuse.
(f) Case manager. Each case
manager shall be licensed by the Kansas behavioral sciences regulatory
board.
(g) Professional staff
members. Each professional staff member shall maintain current licensure,
certification, or registration for that staff member's profession.
(h) Direct care staff members. Each direct
care staff member shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be 21 years of age or older;
(2) have a high school diploma or equivalent;
and
(3) have completed one of the
following:
(A) A bachelor's degree from an
accredited college or university and one year of experience supervising
children or youth in a child care facility;
(B) 60 semester hours from an accredited
college or university and two years of experience supervising children or youth
in a child care facility; or
(C)
four years of experience supervising children or youth in a child care
facility.
(i)
Auxiliary staff members. Each permittee and each licensee shall ensure that the
following requirements are met for auxiliary staff members:
(1) Auxiliary staff members shall be
available as needed for the operation of the facility and the provision of
services to residents.
(2) No
auxiliary staff member shall be included in meeting the minimum ratio of direct
care staff members to residents. Direct care staff members shall maintain
direct supervision of the residents.
(3) Each auxiliary staff member working at
the facility for the purpose of observing facility entrances and exits shall
meet the requirements of K.S.A. 2013 Supp.
65-535, and amendments
thereto.
(4) Each auxiliary staff
member working in food service shall demonstrate compliance with all of the
following requirements through ongoing job performance:
(A) Knowledge of the nutritional needs of
residents;
(B) understanding of
quantity food preparation and service;
(C) sanitary food handling and storage
methods;
(D) understanding of
individual, cultural, and religious food preferences; and
(E) ability to work with the case manager in
planning learning experiences for residents about nutrition.
(j) Volunteers. Each
permittee and each licensee shall ensure that the following requirements are
met for any volunteer who has direct contact with residents:
(1) There shall be a written plan for
orientation, training, supervision, and tasks for each volunteer.
(2) Each volunteer shall submit to the
administrator an application for volunteering at the facility.
(3) Each volunteer whose job description
includes the provision of program services to residents shall meet the same
requirements as those of a staff member in that position. No volunteer shall
perform tasks for which the volunteer is not qualified or licensed.
(4) No volunteer shall be counted in the
minimum ratio of direct care staff members to residents. Each volunteer shall
be supervised at all times by a staff member.
(k) Staff member and volunteer training. Each
permittee and each licensee shall assess the training needs of each staff
member and each volunteer and shall provide orientation and in-service
training. Documentation of the training shall be kept in each staff member's
and each volunteer's record and shall be accessible for review by the secretary
or secretary's designee.
(1) Each staff
member and each volunteer shall complete at least 10 clock-hours of orientation
training within seven calendar days after the initial date of employment or
volunteering. The orientation training shall include the following topics:
(A) Facility policies and procedures,
including emergency procedures, behavior management, and discipline;
(B) individual job duties and
responsibilities;
(C)
confidentiality;
(D) security
procedures;
(E) recognition of the
signs and symptoms and the reporting of suspected child abuse and
neglect;
(F) the signs and symptoms
of infectious disease, infection control, and universal precautions;
(G) statutes and regulations governing
facilities;
(H) the schedule of
daily activities;
(I) principles of
trauma-informed care;
(J)
indicators of self-harming behaviors or suicidal tendencies; and
(K) care and supervision of
residents.
(2) Each
direct care staff member shall complete an additional 40 clock-hours of
orientation training before assuming direct supervision and before being
counted in the ratio of direct care staff members to residents. Each volunteer
who has direct contact with residents shall complete the additional 40
clock-hours of training before providing services to residents. The additional
training shall include the following topics:
(A) Crisis management;
(B) human trafficking and
exploitation;
(C) indicators of
self-harming behaviors or suicidal tendencies and knowledge of appropriate
intervention measures;
(D)
indicators of gang involvement;
(E)
intervention techniques for problem or conflict resolution, diffusion of anger,
and de-escalation methods;
(F)
principles of trauma-informed care and trauma-specific intervention;
and
(G) report writing and
documentation methods.
(3) Each staff member shall complete at least
20 clock-hours of in-service training each year. In-service training topics
shall be based on individual job duties and responsibilities, meet individual
learning needs, and be designed to maintain the knowledge and skills needed to
comply with facility policies and procedures and the regulations governing
facilities.
(4) At least one staff
member who is counted in the ratio of direct care staff members to residents
and who has current certification in first aid and current certification in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be at the facility at all times.
(5) If nonprescription or prescription
medication is administered to residents, each permittee and each licensee shall
designate professional staff members or direct care staff members to administer
the medication. Before administering any medication, each designated staff
member shall receive training in medication administration approved by the
secretary.
