South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 67 - Department of Social Services › Article 67:61 - Substance Use Disorders › Chapter 67:61:04 - General management requirements › Section 67:61:04:09 - Staffing, training, and hours of operation

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each agency shall have policies and procedures in place to respond to
	 potential medical emergencies that clients may encounter while residing at the
	 agency. Each agency providing treatment services shall provide adequate
	 staffing, training, and hours of operation at the following levels:
(1) Early intervention, outpatient programs,
  and intensive outpatient treatment programs shall ensure that counseling staff
  is on duty at all times during scheduled hours of program operation or
  available by phone. The agency shall post the hours that the agency is open to
  the general public in a prominent place on the premises. The agency shall have
  an on-call system available seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, for
  client access to program services, in the event of an emergency;
(2) Day treatment programs without
  residential services shall ensure that counseling staff is on duty at all times
  during scheduled hours of program operation. The agency shall post the hours
  that the agency is open to the general public in a prominent place on the
  premises. The agency shall have an on-call system available seven days a week,
  twenty-four hours a day, for client access to program services, in the event of
  an emergency;
(3) Day treatment
  with residential services and clinically-managed low-intensity residential
  treatment programs shall operate seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.
  The agency shall have, on duty at all times, a staff member who is trained to
  respond to fires and other natural disasters, as well as to administer
  emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An addiction counselor
  or counselor trainee shall be available to the clients at least eight hours a
  day, five days a week, and shall be available on-call, twenty-four hours a day.
  The agency shall maintain written staff schedules, which must be available to
  the department at the time of the accreditation survey;
(4) Clinically-managed, residential
  detoxification programs shall operate seven days a week, twenty-four hours a
  day whenever clients are present. When no clients are present, a staff member
  shall be on call to open the facility if necessary. When the agency is open, a
  staff member who is trained, in accordance with §
									67:61:17:06, to respond to fires
  and other natural disasters, as well as to administer emergency first aid and
  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, shall be on duty. An addiction counselor or
  counselor trainee shall be available to clients at least eight hours a day,
  five days a week, and available on-call, twenty-four hours a day. The agency
  shall maintain written staff schedules, which must be available to the
  department at the time of the accreditation survey; and
(5) Medically-monitored, intensive inpatient
  treatment programs shall operate seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.
  The agency shall have, on duty at all times, a staff member who is trained to
  respond to fires and other natural disasters, as well as to administer
  emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Training and annual
  training updates in each area must be documented in personnel files. Nursing
  staff shall be on-call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Counseling
  staff shall be on duty during normal daytime hours and must be on-call,
  twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The agency shall maintain written
  staff schedules which must be available to the department at the time of the
  accreditation survey.
General Authority:
SDCL
		1-36-25,
		34-20A-27.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		1-36-25,
		34-20A-27(1)(4)(6).