Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1906 - Personnel

An administrator shall ensure that:

1. The qualifications, skills, and knowledge required for each type of personnel member:

a. Are based on:

i. The type of counseling expected to be provided by the personnel member according to the established job description, and

ii. The acuity of the patients expected to be receiving the counseling from the personnel member according to the established job description; and

b. Include:

i. The specific skills and knowledge necessary for the personnel member to provide the counseling listed in the established job description,

ii. The type and duration of education that may allow the personnel member to have acquired the specific skills and knowledge for the personnel member to provide the counseling listed in the established job description, and

iii. The type and duration of experience that may allow the personnel member to have acquired the specific skills and knowledge for the personnel member to provide the counseling listed in the established job description;

2. A personnel member's skills and knowledge are verified and documented:

a. Before the personnel member provides counseling, and

b. According to policies and procedures;

3. Sufficient personnel members are present on a counseling facility's premises during hours of clinical operation with the qualifications, skills, and knowledge necessary to:

a. Provide the counseling in the counseling facility's scope of services,

b. Meet the needs of a patient, and

c. Ensure the health and safety of a patient;

4. At least one personnel member with cardiopulmonary resuscitation training is present on a counseling facility's premises during hours of clinical operation;

5. At least one personnel member with first aid training is present on a counseling facility's premises during hours of clinical operation;

6. A personnel member only provides counseling the personnel member is qualified to provide;

7. A plan is developed, documented, and implemented to provide orientation specific to the duties of personnel members, employees, volunteers, and students;

8. A personnel member completes orientation before providing counseling to a patient;

9. An individual's orientation is documented, to include:

a. The individual's name,

b. The date of the orientation, and

c. The subject or topics covered in the orientation;

10. A plan is developed, documented, and implemented to provide in-service education specific to the duties of a personnel member;

11. A personnel member's in-service education is documented, to include:

a. The personnel member's name,

b. The date of the in-service education, and

c. The subject or topics covered in the in-service education;

12. A personnel member who is a behavioral health technician or behavioral health paraprofessional complies with the applicable requirements in R9-10-115;

13. A record for a personnel member, an employee, a volunteer, or a student is maintained that includes:

a. The individual's name, date of birth, and contact telephone number;

b. The individual's starting date of employment or volunteer service and, if applicable, the ending date; and

c. Documentation of:

i. The individual's qualifications, including skills and knowledge applicable to the individual's job duties;

ii. The individual's education and experience applicable to the individual's job duties;

iii. The individual's completed orientation and in-service education as required by policies and procedures;

iv. The individual's license or certification, if the individual is required to be licensed or certified in this Article or policies and procedures;

v. If the individual is a behavioral health technician, clinical oversight required in R9-10-115;

vi. The individual's compliance with the fingerprinting requirements in A.R.S. § 36-425.03, if applicable;

vii. If applicable, cardiopulmonary resuscitation training; and

viii. If applicable, first aid training; and

14. The record in subsection (13) is:

a. Maintained while an individual provides services for or at the counseling facility and for at least 24 months after the last date the individual provided services for or at the counseling facility; and

b. If the ending date of employment or volunteer service was 12 or more months before the date of the Department's request, provided to the Department within 72 hours after the Department's request.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1906

Adopted by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 3535, effective 1/1/2015.