Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 612 - State Department of Rehabilitation Services › Chapter 25 - Business Enterprise Program › Subchapter 6 - Licensed Managers and Business Enterprise Operation › Part 1 - LICENSED MANAGERS › Section 612:25-6-2.1 - Probation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Scope.
A licensed manager who is not meeting all of the
				  requirements or qualifications set forth in the BEP rules and regulations, or a
				  licensed manager who is not managing the business enterprise in a proper
				  manner, may be placed on probation by the BEP Coordinator along with
				  notification to the ECM Chair. Intensive review/consultation will be provided
				  during the probationary period. The period of the probation will be used to
				  focus on specific problem areas and attempts will be made to improve the
				  licensed manager's performance. This is the first step in the disciplinary
				  process. If proper results are not achieved, suspension or termination of the
				  BEP License will be necessary.
(b)
Initiation of probation procedure.
The BEP Operations Coordinator
				  will place licensed managers on probation through a probation letter. The
				  business consultant will deliver, read and explain the letter of probation to
				  the licensed manager. The business consultant and licensed manager will then
				  sign the probation letter. The original is given to the licensed manager, in
				  his or her preferred format, one copy returned to the BEP Operations
				  Coordinator, and one copy mailed to the Chairperson of the Elected Committee of
				  Licensed Managers.
(c)
Probationary letter.
The probationary letter will specify the
				  cause(s) for placing the manager on probation and rules that have been
				  violated. It will clearly state the terms of the probation, including the
				  length of the probationary period, the remedial action required and the
				  consequences of failure to take remedial action. A statement will be included
				  which indicates it has been read and understood by the licensed manager,
				  followed by a space for the licensed manager's and business consultant's
				  signature, and the date. This acknowledgement does not imply that the licensed
				  manager agrees with the issues identified, but rather, that he/she understands
				  the terms of his/her probation. Refusal to sign does not invalidate the
				  letter.
(d)
Probationary
				  periods.
Probationary periods are usually 30 to 90 days, at the
				  discretion of the BEP Operations Coordinator, but may be longer or shorter as
				  circumstances warrant. The exact period of probation will be specified in the
				  probationary letter.
(e)
Consequences.
The Licensed Manager or the business consultant may
				  submit a request to the BEP Operations Coordinator that the licensed manager be
				  taken off probation whenever the licensed manager's performance improves to a
				  satisfactory level. If remedial action does not result in improved performance
				  within the time specified, the BEP Operations Coordinator, will notify the ECM
				  Chair, and may recommend that:
(1) the SLA
				  Director transfer the licensed manager to a more suitable business
				  enterprise;
(2) the probationary
				  period be extended; and/or
(3) the
				  SLA Director terminate the Managers Agreement and suspend/terminate the
				  licensed manager's BEP license.