55 Pa. Code § 5240.92 - Supervision of staff who provide group services
(a) An individual who meets the
qualifications of a clinical director shall provide the following supervision
to a graduate-level professional:
(1) One
hour of individual face-to-face supervision per month that includes oversight
of the following:
(i) The specific
interventions being implemented.
(ii) The child's, youth's or young adult's
progress towards the goals of the ITP.
(iii) Consideration of adjustments needed to
the ITP.
(iv) The staff person's
skills in implementing the interventions in the ITP.
(2) If the graduate-level professional
supervises an individual who is qualified to provide BHT services or BHT-ABA
services, the graduate-level professional shall receive an additional hour of
face-to-face supervision per month that includes a discussion of the BHT or
BHT-ABA services being provided.
(b) A graduate-level professional shall
provide the following supervision to individuals who are qualified to provide
BHT services or BHT-ABA services:
(1) One hour
of supervision each week if the individual works at least 37.5 hours per week
or 1 hour of supervision two times a month if the individual works less than
37.5 hours a week. The individual must receive 1 hour of individual
face-to-face supervision each month.
(2) The supervision must include oversight of
the following:
(i) The interventions being
implemented.
(ii) The child's,
youth's or young adult's progress towards the goals of the ITP.
(iii) Consideration of adjustments needed to
the ITP.
(iv) The staff person's
skills in implementing the interventions in the ITP.
(c) Group supervision may be
provided to no more than 12 staff who provide group services, but only nine of
the staff can be qualified to provide BHT services or BHT-ABA
services.
(d) An individual may
supervise a maximum of 12 full-time equivalent staff that provide group
services, but only nine of the full-time equivalent staff can be qualified to
provide BHT services or BHT-ABA services.
(e) A supervisor shall be available to
consult with staff during the hours that group services are provided, including
evenings and weekends.
(f) Face-to
face supervision may be delivered through secure, real-time, two-way audio and
video transmission that meets technology and privacy standards required by the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub.L. No.
104-191 ).
(g) A supervisor shall maintain documentation
about each supervision session in the supervised staff person's personnel file
that includes the following:
(1) The date of
the supervision session.
(2) The
location and modality of the session, such as in-person or through secure
real-time, two-way audio and video transmission.
(3) The format of the session, such as
individual, group or onsite.
(4)
The start and end time of the supervision session.
(5) A narrative summary of the points
discussed during the session.
(6)
The signature and signature date of the supervisor and the staff person
receiving the supervision.
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