Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Staffing plan approval.
In addition to the staffing plan approval criteria in parts
2960.0100 and
2960.0150, subpart
3, the certifying authority
must use the criteria in items A and B to approve a correctional program
services staffing plan.
A. A facility
having 25 or more residents must have at least one staff person designated to
develop, implement, and coordinate recreational programs for the residents. The
person designated to develop, implement, and coordinate the recreational
programs must have the training or experience needed to perform the duties of
the position.
B. In coeducational
or female-only programs, female resident housing units must, at a minimum, have
one female staff person on duty during night time hours. The license holder
must exceed the minimum staff-to-resident ratio if necessary to meet this
requirement.
Subp. 2.
Staff qualifications.
In addition to the requirements of parts
2960.0100 and
2960.0150, the license holder must
designate an individual as:
A. the
administrator, who must have at least a bachelor's degree in the behavioral
sciences, public administration, or a related field. The administrator must be
responsible for ongoing operation of the facility, and maintenance and upkeep
of the facility; and
B. a program
director, who must have the qualifications in subitems (1) and (2):
(1) a bachelor's degree in the behavioral
sciences or a related field with at least two years of work experience
providing correctional services to residents; and
(2) one year of experience or training in
program administration and supervision of staff.
Subp. 3.
Supervision of
treatment.
The program director must:
A. supervise the development of each
resident's individual treatment plan;
B. be involved in the resident's treatment
planning process and sign the resident's individual treatment plan;
C. supervise the implementation of the
individual treatment plan and the ongoing documentation and evaluation of each
resident's progress; and
D.
document on a biweekly basis a review of all the program services provided for
the resident in the preceding week.
Subp. 4.
Initial staff orientation
training.
A staff person who provides correctional program services
must complete orientation training related to the specific job functions for
which the staff person was hired and the needs of the residents the person is
serving. During the first 45 calendar days of employment, and before assuming
sole responsibility for care of residents, staff who provide correctional
program services must complete training in the topics in items A to G:
A. the license holder's policies and
procedures related to correctional program services;
B. resident rights;
C. emergency procedures;
D. policies and procedures concerning
approved restrictive procedures;
E.
rules of conduct and policies and procedures related to discipline of the
residents;
F. emergency and crisis
services; and
G. problems and needs
of residents and their families.
No staff person may participate in the use of physical
holding, seclusion, or other restrictive procedures with a resident before
completing approved training according to item D.
Subp. 5.
Individual staff development
and evaluation plan.
The license holder must ensure that an annual individual
staff development and evaluation plan is developed and implemented for each
person who provides, supervises, or directly administers correctional program
services. The plan must:
A. be
developed within 90 days after the person begins employment and at least
annually thereafter;
B. meet the
staff development needs specified in the person's annual employee evaluation;
and
C. ensure that an employee who
provides, supervises, or directly administers program services has sufficient
training to be competent to deliver the correctional services assigned to the
employee.
Statutory Authority:
L
1995 c 226 art 3
s
60; MS s
241.021;
245A.03;
245A.09
