049-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-2 - Responsibilities of the Organization
(a) The
organization shall develop policies and procedures that assure proper
protection, care and treatment of children, as follows:
(i) Ensure that no child, on the basis of
race, creed, color or national origin, is excluded from participation in, is
denied benefits of, or is subjected to discrimination in receipt of services by
the organization;
(ii) Provide
services in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (Title VI
of the 1964 Civil Rights Act,
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U.S.C. §§
2000d-
2000d-7
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/cor/coord/titlevistat.php)
and Wyoming statutes prohibiting discrimination;
(iii) Ensure that all clients are informed of
their rights and that the program has written policies that describe the rights
of clients and the means by which these rights are protected and
exercised;
(iv) Written conflict of
interest policies shall include staff and consultants of a voluntary or public
organization and shall require they not have a direct or indirect financial
interest in the organization and any member who is individually or as part of a
business or professional firm involved in the business transactions or current
professional services of the organization shall disclose this relationship and
not participate in any vote taken in response to such transactions or
services.
(v) Ensure that each
child is informed and provided a copy of organization's rules within
twenty-four (24) hours of admission and signs an acknowledgement, to be
maintained in child's file.
(b) The organization shall ensure fiscal
policies that make certain the availability of funds (including governing
receipt and expenditure of money), resources, and equipment required to carry
out the organization's purpose, are in accordance with sound budgeting,
disbursement, and audit control procedures and fiscal accounts of the
organization are audited or reviewed annually and submitted to the certifying
authority.
(c) The organization
shall establish personnel policies.
(d) The organization shall select and hire a
qualified administrator/executive director and provide documentation that an
annual, formal evaluation is conducted.
(e) The organization shall oversee quality
assurance of the program. In this regard, the organization shall make
provisions for examining and evaluating its programs at predetermined intervals
to:
(i) Ensure that the care and services
provided are in accordance with the purpose of the organization;
(ii) Evaluate the effectiveness and
efficiency of services provided;
(iii) Assure adherence to all required
activities set forth in these rules; and
(iv) The overall scope of the quality
assurance process shall be described in a written plan or outline which sets
forth mechanisms, committees, or other means of assigning responsibility for
carrying out and coordinating quality assurance activities.
(f) The organization shall report,
within ten (10) calendar days, in writing to the certifying authority, if
applicable, any civil or criminal action that is brought against the program or
any person employed by the program which relates to the delivery of the service
or which may impact on the continued operation of the facility.
(g) The organization is responsible for all
licensing violations while the facility is in operation.
Notes
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