Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 95A.292
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 95A.292(4) requires
the Kentucky Fire Commission to promulgate administrative regulations to
implement the provisions of KRS 95A.292. This administrative regulation
establishes (1) the qualifications and duties of persons used by the Commission
to implement and administer the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and
Wellness Program; (2) the curriculum, programming, seminar type, and treatment
modalities used in the program; (3) the extent to which a participating
firefighter's relatives or friends may participate in seminars; (4) the
standards by which professional and volunteer firefighters from other states
may be accepted into the program by the executive director; and (5) a protocol
for establishing reciprocity for interagency assistance with other state,
federal, and tribal professional and volunteer firefighters in administering
the program.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "IAFF" means the International
Association of Fire Fighters.
(2)
"Program" means the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness
Program and the seminars conducted under this program.
Section 2. Instructor Qualifications.
(1) Any instructor used by the commission to
implement and administer the program shall:
(a) Be a professional, retired, or volunteer
firefighter;
(b) Have a minimum of
two (2) years' experience as a peer supporter;
(c) Have a minimum of one (1) year of
teaching or training experience; and
(d) Submit proof of completion of the two-day
IAFF Peer Support Training, or its equivalent, to the commission.
(2) Any instructor used by the
commission to implement and administer the program shall have training in
general stress, group processes, human communication skills, direct
intervention strategies, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, suicide
awareness and postvention, addressing stigma, understanding barriers to care,
and substance abuse.
Section
3. Curriculum, Programming, Seminar Type, and Treatment
Modalities.
(1) The curriculum, programming,
and treatment modalities used in the program shall be the IAFF Behavioral
Health Peer Support Training Student Manual.
(2) The seminar shall consist of a
prerequisite online course and two (2) in-person, eight (8) hour day peer
support seminars designed to train peer support personnel to provide peer
support to other firefighters.
Section
4. Non-firefighter Participation.
(1) A participating Kentucky firefighter may
permit no more than two (2) non-firefighters to attend and participate in the
program with the Kentucky firefighter.
(2) Out-of-state non-firefighters shall not
attend or participate in the program.
Section 5. Out-of-state Firefighter
Participation.
(1) The executive director
shall permit any out-of-state, federal, or tribal professional or volunteer
firefighter to participate in the program if the out-of-state, federal, or
tribal professional or volunteer firefighter submits to the commission:
(a) A driver's license identifying the
professional or volunteer firefighter;
(b) Proof of current status as a professional
or volunteer firefighter;
(c) A
completed Alan "Chip" Wellness Program Out-of-State Participant Application;
and
(d) A letter from the chief of
the fire department for which the firefighter works or volunteers setting forth
the professional or volunteer firefighter's need to participate in the
program.
(2) The letter
required by subsection (1)(d) of this section shall not include any medical or
confidential information regarding the professional or volunteer firefighter
without the professional or volunteer firefighter's written consent.
(3) Notwithstanding section (1) of this
section, an out-of-state professional or volunteer firefighter shall not be
accepted into the program if the out-of-state professional or volunteer
firefighter's participation in the program would prevent a Kentucky
professional or volunteer firefighter from participating in the program, in
accordance with KRS 95A.292(3).
Section 6. Out-of-state Reciprocity for
Interagency Assistance in Administering the Program.
(1) Any out-of-state instructor used by the
commission to implement and administer the program shall:
(a) Satisfy the requirements of Section 2 of
this administrative regulation;
(b)
Submit a driver's license identifying the out-of-state instructor to the
commission;
(c) Submit proof of
status as a professional, retired, or volunteer firefighter to the commission;
and
(d) Submit a completed Alan
"Chip" Wellness Program Out-of-State Instructor Application to the
commission.
(2) An
out-of-state instructor who satisfies the requirements of this section shall be
permitted to administer seminars under the program in the Commonwealth of
Kentucky in coordination with the commission.
Section 7. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "IAFF Behavioral Health Peer
Support Training Student Manual", 9/2018;
(b) "Alan "Chip" Wellness Program
Out-of-State Participant Application", 6/20; and
(c) "Alan "Chip" Wellness Program
Out-of-State Instructor Application", 6/20.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Commission on Fire
Protection Personnel Standards and Education, 118 James Court, Lexington,
Kentucky 40505, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 95A.292(4)
