South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 88 - DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS
Article 4 - DAY PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Section 88-410 - Personnel
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 88-410
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. Qualifications of Staff
(1) Program Director--The director
will meet the following minimal qualifications:
(a) Be at least twenty-one years
old.
(b) Have a four-year,
baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in the human
services or related field and two year's experience in administration or
supervision in the human services field or
(c) Have a master's degree from an accredited
college or university in the human services or related field and one year's
experience in administration or supervision in the human services
(d) Have references from past
employment.
(2) Direct
Care Staff--The direct care staff will meet the following qualifications:
(a) Be at least eighteen years old.
(b) Have a valid high school diploma or its
certified equivalent.
(c) Have
references from past employment if the person has a work history.
(3) All Staff--All Staff will meet
the following qualifications:
(a) Have signed
a statement that they have never been charged or convicted of a crime involving
abuse, neglect or exploitation.
(b)
Must be shown to be a non-reactor to the tuberculin skin test at the time of
employment as evidenced by a tuberculin skin test dated within one month from
the first day of employment. If the potential employee is found to be a reactor
to the skin test he will not be able to work until he has written certification
by a licensed physician that he is non-contagious and must show evidence of the
non-contagious status annually.
(4) Support Staff--Staff shall have adequate
qualifications to perform the fiscal, clerical, food service, housekeeping and
maintenance functions.
B. Participant/Staff Ratios
(1) There will be at least the following
minimum participant/staff ratio for each program:
(a) Child Development Center - 5:1;
(b) Adult Activity Center - 7:1;
(c) Work Activity Center - 7:1;
(d) Sheltered Workshop - 10:1.
(2) Upon consideration of the
ages, the severity of handicapping conditions, and the services needed by the
participants, the Department may approve a different participant/ staff
ratio.
C. There will be a staff development/inservice education program operable in each agency which requires all staff to participate in new employee orientation, inservice education programs and staff development opportunities.
D. Supervision of Clients
(1) A designated responsible staff member
must be present and in charge at all times a participant is present. The staff
member left in charge must know how to contact the director at all
times.
(2) At no time shall any
participant be without supervision unless a specified activity which allows for
an adult participant's independent functioning is planned and
documented.
(3) A minimum
participant/staff ratio of 10:1 must be maintained in each classroom, workshop,
program area, etc. at all times.
(4) Each program shall have provisions for
alternate coverage for staff members who are ill. Such policies shall require
staff members with acute communicable disease, including respiratory infection,
gastro-intestinal infection, and skin rash, to absent themselves during the
acute phase of illness.
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