Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.12205 - Required staff
Rule 205.
(1) An
agency shall employ or contract for all the following staff positions:
(a) Chief administrator.
(b) Social service supervisor.
(c) Social service worker.
(2) An agency shall appoint a
chief administrator who possesses at least 1 of the following:
(a) A master's degree in a human behavioral
science, or in another major where 25% of the course credits earned toward the
degree are in human behavioral sciences, business administration, or public
administration from an accredited college or university and 2 years of
experience in an agency or child caring institution, at least 1 of which is in
a management capacity.
(b) A
bachelor's degree in a human behavioral science, or in another major where 25%
of the course credits earned toward the degree are in human behavioral
sciences, business administration, or public administration from an accredited
college or university and 4 years of post- bachelor's degree experience in an
agency or child caring institution, at least 2 of which are in a management
capacity.
(3) An agency
shall report any change of chief administrator by the next business day to the
department.
(4) An agency shall
appoint a social service supervisor who possesses the qualifications in either
of the following:
(a) A master's degree from
an accredited college or university in a human behavioral science or in another
major where 25% of the course credits earned toward the degree are in human
behavioral sciences and 3 years of experience as a social service worker in an
agency, or a child caring institution, or in an agency in a child welfare
function.
(b) A bachelor's degree
from an accredited college or university in a human behavioral science, or in
another major where 25% of the course credits earned toward the degree are in
human behavioral sciences, and 4 years of experience as a social service
worker, 2 years of which are in an agency or in a child caring institution, or
in an agency in a child welfare function.
(5) An agency shall appoint a social service
worker who possesses at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or
university with a major in a human behavioral science, or in another major
where 25% of the course credits earned toward the degree are in human
behavioral sciences.
(6) A person
who is employed by the agency or who has a contract with the agency and who
fulfills more than 1 function specified by subrule (1) of this rule must meet
the requirements for each position.
(7) If a social service worker also has
social service supervisor responsibilities, as permitted under subrule (6) of
this rule, then the worker may not supervise his or her own tasks as a social
service worker.
(8) An agency shall
employ or contract for a sufficient number of competent staff to carry out the
provisions covered by these rules. The workload for each staff member may not
be more than any of the following:
(a) Five
social service workers per supervisor.
(b) Fifteen children assigned to a social
services worker for purposes of providing direct services in foster care,
independent living, adoption, or post adoption services or a combination
thereof.
(c) Thirty certified or
enrolled foster homes per licensing worker.
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