California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 23 - Community Crisis Homes › Article 4 - Personnel › Section 59006 - Staffing Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 At least one direct care lead staff person and one direct care staff person
					 must be on duty at all times when a consumer is in the facility and under the
					 supervision of the facility staff. Staffing beyond this minimum shall be
					 determined by each consumer's Individual Behavior Supports Team and reflected
					 on the approved DS 6024 (Rev 9/2021) form completed pursuant to Section
					 59022(b).
(b) Direct care staff who have not completed
					 the on-site orientation and training as required by Section
					 59007(a)-(d) must
					 be under the direct supervision and observation of a direct care lead staff
					 person who has completed all the requirements of Section
					 59007(a)-(d),
					 while caring for consumers.
(c) The
					 licensee shall assign a Qualified Behavior Modification Professional to each
					 consumer. A minimum of six (6) hours per month of behavioral consultation,
					 which includes review, implementation, and training of direct care staff on
					 behavior assessments and behavior interventions, must be provided for each
					 consumer by a Qualified Behavior Modification Professional. This time must be
					 documented in the consumer file.
(d) Each Community Crisis Home must have an
					 administrator present and on duty a minimum of 20 hours per week per facility
					 to ensure the effective operation of the facility. This time must be documented
					 in the facility file.
(e) In
					 addition to the hours required in Subsection (c), the licensee shall ensure
					 provision of a minimum of six (6) consultant hours per month per consumer,
					 which must be appropriate to meet individual consumer service needs. This time
					 must be documented in the consumer file.
(f) In consultation with the Individual
					 Behavior Supports Team, the regional center shall require a Community Crisis
					 Home to provide additional, professional, administrative, or direct care staff
					 whenever the regional center determines that additional personnel are needed to
					 meet the service needs and provide for the health and safety of
					 consumers.
1. New
						section filed 3-20-2017 as an emergency; operative 3-20-2017 (Register 2017,
						No. 12). Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section
						4698.1(b),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-19-2019 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-20-2017 order, including
						amendment of subsections (b), (c) and (f), transmitted to OAL 2-8-2019 and
						filed 3-25-2019; amendments operative 3-25-2019 pursuant to Government Code
						section
						11343.4(b)(3)
						(Register 2019, No. 13).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)-(e) filed
						6-25-2021 as a deemed emergency; operative 6-25-2021 (Register 2021, No. 26).
						Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section
						4698.1(b),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-25-2023 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
4. Amendment of subsections (a)-(e) refiled 4-25-2022 as a
						deemed emergency; operative 4-25-2022 (Register 2022, No. 17). Pursuant to
						Welfare and Institutions Code section
						4698.1(b),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-25-2023 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
5. Amendment of subsections (a)-(e) refiled 7-25-2022 as a
						deemed emergency; operative 7-25-2022 (Register 2022, No. 30). Pursuant to
						Welfare and Institutions Code section
						4698.1(b),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-25-2023 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
6. Updating certificate of compliance information in History 3,
						4 and 5.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-25-2022 order,
						including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 5-30-2023 and filed
						7-12-2023; amendments effective 7-12-2023 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(3)
						(Register 2023, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4698.1,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						  4698.1,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.