Or. Admin. Code § 415-020-0075 - Specific Staff Qualifications and Competencies
(1) Medical Director Qualifications: The
Medical Director must be a physician licensed by the Oregon Board of Medical
Examiners and whose license enables him or her to order, dispense, and
administer opioid agonist medications. In addition, the Opioid Treatment
Program (OTP) shall document that the Medical Director has completed a minimum
of 12 hours per year of continuing education specific to the treatment of
addiction disorder.
(2)
Administrator - Qualifications: Each OTP shall be directed by a person with the
following qualifications at the time of hire and continuously throughout
employment as the program administrator:
(a)
Five years of paid full-time experience in the field of substance use
treatment, including experience in an OTP with at least one year in a paid
administrative capacity; or
(b) A
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and four years of paid full-time
experience in the field of alcohol and drug treatment, including experience in
an OTP with at least one year in a paid administrative capacity; or
(c) A Master's degree in a relevant field and
three years of paid full-time experience in the field of alcohol and drug
treatment, including experience in an OTP with at least one year in a paid
administrative capacity.
(3) Management Staff - Competency: The
management staff shall:
(a) Have knowledge
and experience demonstrating competence in the performance of the following
essential job functions: program planning and budgeting, fiscal management,
supervision of staff, personnel management, employee performance assessment,
data collection, reporting, program evaluation, quality assurance, and
developing and maintaining community resources;
(b) Demonstrate by their conduct the
competencies required by this rule and compliance with the program policies and
procedures implementing these rules.
(4) Clinical Supervisor - Qualifications:
Each OTP shall have an identified clinical supervisor who has one of the
following qualifications at the time of hire:
(a) Five years of paid full-time experience
in the field of alcohol and other drug treatment, including experience in an
OTP, with a minimum of two years of direct alcohol and other drug treatment
experience; or
(b) A Bachelor's
degree in a relevant field and four years of paid full-time experience, with a
minimum of two years of direct alcohol and other drug treatment experience
including experience in an OTP; or
(c) A Master's degree in a relevant field and
three years of paid full-time experience, with a minimum of two years of direct
alcohol and other drug treatment experience including experience in an
OTP.
(5) Clinical
Supervisor - Competency: All supervisors shall:
(a) Have knowledge and experience
demonstrating competence in the performance of the following essential job
functions: supervision of treatment staff including staff development, use of
The ASAM Criteria, treatment planning, case management, and
utilization of community resources including self-help groups; preparation and
supervision of patient assessment procedures; preparation and supervision of
case management procedures for client treatment; conducting of individual,
group, family, and other counseling; and assurance of the clinical integrity of
all patient records for cases under their supervision, including timely entry
or correctness of records and requiring adequate clinical rationale for
decisions in admission and assessment records, treatment plans and progress
notes, and discharge records;
(b)
Demonstrate by their conduct the competencies required by this rule and
compliance with the program policies and procedures implementing these rules;
and
(c) Except as provided in this
rule, hold a current certification or license in addiction counseling or hold a
current license as a health or allied provider issued by a state licensing
body.
(6) Clinical
Supervisors - Certification: For supervisors holding a certification or license
in addiction counseling, qualifications for the certificate or license must
have included at least:
(a) 4,000 hours of
supervised experience in substance use counseling;
(b) 300 contact hours of education and
training in substance use related subjects; and
(c) Successful completion of a written
objective examination or portfolio review by the certifying or licensing
body.
(7) Clinical
Supervisor - Licensure: For supervisors holding a health or allied provider
license, such license shall have been issued by one of the following state
bodies and the supervisor must possess documentation of at least 120 contact
hours of academic or continuing professional education in the treatment of
substance use disorders:
(a) Board of Medical
Examiners;
(b) Board of
Psychologist Examiners;
(c) Board
of Clinical Social Workers;
(d)
Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists; or
(e) Board of Nursing.
(8) Clinical Supervisors - Existing Staff:
Supervisors not having a credential or license that meets the standards
identified in this rule must apply to a qualified credentialing organization or
state licensing board within 90 days of the effective date of this rule and
achieve certification or licensure meeting the standards of this rule, within
24 months of the application date.
(9) Administrator as Clinical Supervisor: If
the program's administrator meets the qualifications of the clinical
supervisor, the administrator may be the clinical supervisor.
(10) Treatment Staff - Competency: All
treatment staff shall:
(a) Have knowledge,
skills, and abilities demonstrating competence in the following essential job
functions: The ASAM Criteria, treatment of substance use
disorders including patient assessment and individual, group, family, and other
counseling techniques; program policies and procedures for client case
management and record keeping; and accountability for recording information in
the patient files assigned to them consistent with those policies and
procedures and these rules;
(b)
Demonstrate by conduct the competencies required by this rule and compliance
with the program policies and procedures implementing these rules;
(c) Except as provided in this rule, hold a
current certification or license in addiction counseling or hold a current
license as a health or allied provider issued by a state licensing
body.
(11) Treatment
Staff - Certification: For treatment staff holding a certification or license
in addiction counseling, qualifications for the certificate or license must
have included at least:
(a) 1,000 hours of
supervised experience in substance use counseling;
(b) 150 contact hours of education and
training in substance use related subjects; and
(c) Successful completion of a written
objective examination or portfolio review by the certifying body.
(12) Treatment Staff - Licensure:
For treatment staff holding a health or allied provider license, such license
shall have been issued by one of the following state bodies and the staff
person must possess documentation of at least 60 contact hours of academic or
continuing professional education in the treatment of substance use disorders:
(a) Board of Medical Examiners;
(b) Board of Psychologist
Examiners;
(c) Board of Clinical
Social Workers;
(d) Board of
Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists; or
(e) Board of Nursing.
(13) Treatment Staff - Existing Staff:
Existing staff who do not hold a certificate or license that meets the
standards identified in section of this rule must apply to a qualified
credentialing organization or state licensing board within 90 days of the
effective date of this rule and achieve certification or licensure meeting the
standards of section of this rule within 36 months of the application
date.
(14) Treatment Staff - New
Hires: New hires need not hold a qualified certificate or license, but those
who do not must make application within six months of employment and receive
the credential or license within 36 months of the application.
(15) The OTP shall provide a minimum of two
hours per month of clinical supervisor consultation for each staff person or
volunteer who is responsible for the delivery of treatment services. One hour
of the supervision must be individual, face-to-face, and address clinical skill
development. The supervision or consultation is to assist staff and volunteers
to increase their treatment skills, improve quality of services to patient, and
ensure compliance with program policies and procedures implementing these
rules.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 430.256
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 430.010(4)(b) & 430.560 - 430.590
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