Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-706 - Personnel

A. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. A personnel member, an employee, or a student is at least 18 years old; a. At least 21 years old, or b. At least 18 years old and is licensed or certified under A.R.S. title 32 and providing services within the personnel member'sscope of practice; 2. An employee is at least 18 years old; 3. A student is at least 18 years old; and

4.2. A volunteer is at least 21 years old.

B. 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 behavioral health services or physical health services expected to be provided by the personnel member according to the established job description, and

ii. The acuity of the residents receiving behavioral health services or physical health services 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 expected behavioral health services or physical health services 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 expected behavioral health services or physical health services 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 expected behavioral health services or physical health services listed in the established job description;

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

a. Before the personnel member provides physical health services or behavioral health services, and

b. According to policies and procedures;

3. Sufficient personnel members are present on a behavioral health residential facility's premises with the qualifications, experience, skills, and knowledge necessary to:

a. Provide the services in the behavioral health residential facility's scope of services,

b. Meet the needs of a resident, and

c. Ensure the health and safety of a resident.

C. An administrator shall comply with the requirements for behavioral health technicians and behavioral health paraprofessionals in R9-10-115.

D. An administrator shall ensure that an individual who is licensed under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 33 as a baccalaureate social worker, master social worker, associate marriage and family therapist, associate counselor, or associate substance abuse counselor is under direct supervision, as defined in A.A.C. R4-6-101.

E. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. A plan to provide orientation specific to the duties of a personnel member, an employee, a volunteer, and a student is developed, documented, and implemented;

2. A personnel member completes orientation before providing behavioral health services or physical health services;

3. 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;

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

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

a. The personnel member's name,

b. The date of the training, and

c. The subject or topics covered in the training.

F. An administrator shall ensure that a personnel member, or an employee, a volunteer, or a student who has or is expected to have more than eight hours of direct interaction per week with residents, provides evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis:

1. On or before the date the individual begins providing services at or on behalf of the behavioral health residential facility, and

2. As specified in R9-10-113.

G. An administrator shall ensure that a personnel record is maintained for each personnel member, employee, volunteer, or student that includes:

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

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

3. Documentation of:

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

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

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

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

e. If the behavioral health residential facility is authorized to provide services to children, the individual's compliance with the fingerprinting requirements in A.R.S. § 36-425.03;

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

g. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, if required for the individual according to R9-10-303(C)(l)(e) ;

h. First aid training, if required for the individual according to this Article or policies and procedures; and

i. Evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis, if required for the individual according to subsection (F).

H. An administrator shall ensure that personnel records are:

1. Maintained:

a. Throughout an individual's period of providing services at or for the behavioral health residential facility, and

b. For at least 24 months after the last date the individual provided services in or for the behavioral health residential facility; and

2. For a personnel member who has not provided physical health services or behavioral health services at or for the behavioral health residential facility during the previous 12 months, provided to the Department within 72 hours after the Department's request.

I. An administrator shall ensure that the following personnel members have first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training specific to the populations served by the behavioral health residential facility:

1. At least one personnel member who is present at the behavioral health residential facility during hours of operation of the behavioral health residential facility, and

2. Each personnel member participating in an outing.

J. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. At least one personnel member is present and awake at the behavioral health residential facility when a resident is on the premises;

2. In addition to the personnel member in subsection (J)(l), at least one personnel member is on-call and available to come to the behavioral health residential facility if needed;

3. There is a daily staffing schedule that:

a. Indicates the date, scheduled work hours, and name of each employee assigned to work, including on-call personnel members;

b. Includes documentation of the employees who work each calendar day and the hours worked by each employee; and

c. Is maintained for at least 12 months after the last date on the documentation;

4. A behavioral health professional is present at the behavioral health residential facility or on-call;

5. A registered nurse is present at the behavioral health residential facility or on-call; and

6. If a resident requires services that the behavioral health residential facility is not authorized or not able to provide, a personnel member arranges for the resident to be transported to a hospital or another health care institution where the services can be provided.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-706

Adopted as an emergency effective October 26, 1988, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 88-4). Emergency expired. Readopted without change as an emergency effective January 27, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 89-1). Emergency expired. Readopted without change as an emergency effective April 27, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 89-2). Emergency expired. Readopted without change as an emergency effective July 31, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 89-3). Permanent rules adopted with changes effective October 30, 1989 (Supp. 89-4). Section R9-10-706 repealed, new Section R9-10-706 adopted effective November 1, 1998, under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 178, §17; filed with the Office of the Secretary of State October 2, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014. Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1583, effective 10/1/2019. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 551, effective 3/3/2020. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 3041, effective 11/3/2020.

The following Section was repealed and a new Article adopted under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act which means these rules were not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council; the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on these rules (Supp. 98-4).