Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) An
administrative director of an IBHS agency shall meet one of the following:
(1) The qualifications for a clinical
director in subsection (b).
(2)
Have a bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, education,
human services, public administration, business administration or related field
from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United
States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university
that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential
Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed
evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.
(b) A clinical director of an IBHS
agency shall have a minimum of 1 year of full-time postgraduate experience in
the provision of mental health direct services to children, youth or young
adults and meet one of the following:
(1) Be
licensed in this Commonwealth as a physician practicing psychiatry,
psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, certified
registered nurse practitioner with a mental health certification or clinical
social worker.
(2) Be licensed in
this Commonwealth as a behavior specialist and have a graduate degree that
required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum from a college or
university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department
of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an
equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated
by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National
Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a
general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a
foreign degree or its equivalency.
(3) Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a
social worker and have a graduate degree that required a clinical or mental
health direct service practicum from a college or university accredited by an
agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council
for Higher Education Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign
college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of
International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of
Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general
equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign
degree or its equivalency.
(4) Be
licensed in this Commonwealth as a professional with a scope of practice that
includes overseeing the provision of IBHS and have a graduate degree that
required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum from a college or
university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department
of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an
equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated
by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National
Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a
general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a
foreign degree or its equivalency.
(c) This section does not apply to ABA
services.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
1155.31 (relating to general
payment policy); 55 Pa. Code §
1155.32 (relating to payment
conditions for individual services); 55 Pa. Code §
1155.34 (relating to payment
conditions for group services); 55 Pa. Code §
1155.35 (relating to payment
conditions for EBT delivered through individual services, ABA services or group
services); 55 Pa. Code §
5240.22 (relating to individual
treatment plan); and 55 Pa. Code §
5240.96 (relating to individual
treatment plan).
