New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE › Chapter XIV - Office for People With Developmental Disabilities › Part 680 - Specialty Hospitals › Section 680.8 - Staffing

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A description
				of and rationale for the specialty hospital's staffing pattern including both
				mandatory and selective services shall be submitted as part of the application
				for certification. This description shall specify for each service the programs
				to be offered and the number of individuals to be served by each staff member.
				Any changes in the staffing pattern, job descriptions and/or minimum
				qualifications of the staff must receive the prior approval of OPWDD.
(b) There shall be qualified staff on duty
				during all hours of each day in sufficient numbers to carry out the policies,
				responsibilities and programs of the specialty hospital, and to maintain the
				premises in a safe and sanitary condition. A staff of sufficient size shall be
				employed so that the specialty hospital does not depend on individuals or
				volunteers for services. However, interns and students assigned for formal work
				experience, and volunteers who are registered and have formal duty assignments
				are encouraged to participate in the program, but are not to be used as
				substitutes for the staff.
(1) The
				administrator of the specialty hospital shall have the following
				qualifications:
(i) a degree of doctor of
				medicine or a master's degree or its equivalent in hospital administration,
				public health, science, administrative medicine or business administration when
				granted for a program in hospital administration, from a college or university
				approved by the New York State Education Department or whose program is
				approved by the Association of University Programs of Hospital Administration.
				Such person shall have a minimum of two years as the administrator, associate
				or assistant administrator of an accredited hospital or in health service
				administration acceptable to the commissioner;
(ii) a degree as a registered nurse with a
				minimum of three years experience as an administrator, associate or assistant
				administrator of an accredited hospital, or in health services administration
				acceptable to the commissioner;
(iii) a bachelor's degree from a college or
				university approved by the Education Department and has served a minimum of
				five years as an administrator, associate or assistant administrator in an
				accredited hospital, or in health services administration acceptable to the
				commissioner;
(iv) is, or has been,
				prior to January 1, 1968, the administrator of a hospital, or has served a
				minimum of seven years as an associate or assistant administrator of a hospital
				with a valid hospital operating certificate; or, prior to February 1, 1966, the
				administrator of a hospital, or has served a minimum of seven years as an
				associate or assistant administrator of a hospital which would meet the
				standards for hospital certification; and
(v) a minimum of two years experience with
				programs for individuals with developmental disabilities, one of which must be
				in a supervisory capacity.