West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 69 - Health And Human Resources › Title 69 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES › Series 69-11 - Medication-Assisted Treatment - Opioid Treatment Programs › Section 69-11-15 - Staff Training and Credentialing

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
15.1. Each MAT program shall ensure that all
				doctors, physician assistants, advance practice registered nurses, licensed
				practical nurses, counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists,
				social workers and other licensed or certified professional care providers
				comply with the credentialing requirements of their respective professions,
				obtain and maintain a current license, and complete all continuing education
				requirements of the licensing board, W. Va. Code §
									16-5Y-5(d)
				and this rule.
15.2. Clinical staff
				of a MAT program may include employees, independent contractors or both. The
				MAT program shall be responsible for ensuring that staff and contractors comply
				with all provisions of this rule. All clinical staff members and volunteers
				shall complete initial and continuing education and training that is specific
				to their job function, their interactions with patients, the pharmacotherapies
				to be used at the program, and the patient populations to be served.
15.3. Each MAT program shall develop detailed
				job descriptions for credentialed and non-credentialed staff and volunteers
				that clearly define the education, training, qualifications and competencies
				needed to provide specific services. The job descriptions shall be provided to
				and reviewed with all employees or volunteers at the time of the initial
				interview, upon employment and whenever there are significant changes in job
				assignment or a modification of the employee or volunteer's job description or
				responsibilities.
15.4. Within 10
				days of the date any new clinical staff member or volunteer begins working at a
				MAT program, the program shall provide the staff member or volunteer with an
				orientation as to the person's primary job responsibilities and requirements.
				All clinical staff members and volunteers shall receive formal training in
				confidentiality issues and requirements prior to beginning work at the
				program.
15.5. Each MAT program
				shall maintain confidential individual personnel files for every clinical staff
				member or volunteer, that shall contain, at a minimum:
15.5.a. The application for employment,
				contract or request to work as a volunteer;
15.5.b. Documentation of the date of
				employment;
15.5.c. Identifying
				information and emergency contacts;
15.5.d. Documentation of completion of
				orientation, internal and external training and continuing education;
15.5.e. Documentation of all licenses,
				certifications or other credentials;
15.5.f. Documentation relating to
				performance, supervision, disciplinary actions and termination
				summaries;
15.5.g. Detailed job
				descriptions; and
15.5.h. Evidence
				that each opioid treatment program employee, independent contractor or
				volunteer has received an eligibility fitness determination or variance from
				the West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening Unit
				of the Department of Health and Human Resources.