Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part V - Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
Chapter 715 - STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAM
Section 715.8 - Psychosocial staffing
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
A narcotic treatment program shall comply with the following staffing ratios as established in Chapter 704 (relating to staffing requirements for drug and alcohol treatment activities.):
(1) General requirements. A narcotic treatment program shall comply with the patient/staff and patient/counselor ratios in subparagraphs (i)-(vi) during primary care hours. These ratios refer to the total number of patients being treated, including patients with diagnoses other than drug and alcohol addiction served in other facets of the project. Family units may be counted as one patient.
(2) Counselor assistants. A counselor assistant eligible for a counseling caseload may be included in determining FTE ratios.