North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 27 - MENTAL HEALTH, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Subchapter G - RULES FOR MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section .0100 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 27G .0104 - STAFF DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following credentials and qualifications apply to staff
					 described in this Subchapter:
(1)
				  "Associate Professional (AP)" within the mental health, developmental
				  disabilities and substance abuse services (mh/dd/sas) system of care means an
				  individual who is either a:
(a) graduate of a
				  college or university with a masters degree in a human service field with less
				  than one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated mh/dd/sa
				  experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with
				  less than one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated supervised
				  experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling. Supervision shall be
				  provided by a qualified professional with the population served until the
				  individual meets one year of experience. The supervisor and the employee shall
				  develop an individualized supervision plan upon hiring. The parties shall
				  review the plan annually;
(b)
				  graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service
				  field with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated
				  mh/dd/sa experience with the population served, or a substance abuse
				  professional with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree
				  accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.
				  Supervision shall be provided by a qualified professional with the population
				  served until the individual meets two years of experience. The supervisor and
				  the employee shall develop an individualized supervision plan upon hiring. The
				  parties shall review the plan annually;
(c) graduate of a college or university with
				  a bachelor's degree in a field other than human services with less than four
				  years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated mh/dd/sa experience with
				  the population served, or a substance abuse professional with less than four
				  years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in
				  alcoholism and drug abuse counseling. Supervision shall be provided by a
				  qualified professional with the population served until the individual meets
				  four years of experience. The supervisor and the employee shall develop an
				  individualized supervision plan upon hiring. The parties shall review the plan
				  annually; or
(d) registered nurse
				  who is licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina by the North
				  Carolina Board of Nursing with less than four years of full-time accumulated
				  experience in mh/dd/sa with the population served. Supervision shall be
				  provided by a qualified professional with the population served until the
				  individual meets four years of experience. The supervisor and the employee
				  shall develop an individualized supervision plan upon hiring. The parties shall
				  review the plan annually.