6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1011-1 Chapter 08 Part 5

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024

Part 5 - Administrator

5.1 The administrator shall be responsible on a full time basis to the governing body for planning, organizing, developing, and controlling the operations of the facility, including, but not limited to:

(A) Ensuring that a recognized system of accounting is used to accurately reflect the financial operations of the facility and that a fiscal audit, including resident funds that are managed by the facility, is performed at least annually by a qualified independent auditor.

(B) Ensuring the maintenance of facility records, including, but not limited to, a daily census of current residents, admission and discharge records, and a master resident database.

(C) Ensuring a designee is available to fulfill the requirements of the administrator during periods when the administrator is not on-site or otherwise available via another method within a reasonable amount of time.

5.2 The administrator shall meet the minimum qualifications, as appropriate for the type of facility.

(A) The administrator of an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities shall meet at least one of the following combinations of education, experience, and/or credentials:

(1) An active, unrestricted Colorado Nursing Home Administrator License;

(2) A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in education, social work, psychology, or a related field with at least four (4) years of work experience in the intellectual disability/developmental disability (ID/DD) field or other relevant human services field, including at least two (2) years of related supervisory experience; or

(3) An Associate's Degree in Nursing, with a current Colorado license as a Registered Nurse and at least four (4) years of work experience in the ID/DD field, including at least two (2) years of related supervisory experience.

(B) The administrator of a group home shall meet one of the combinations of education, experience, and/or credentials listed below:

(1) Either of the combinations of education and experience in (2) or (3) in subpart (A), above;

(2) A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in education, social work, psychology, or a related field, with at least one year of work experience in human services;

(3) An associate's degree from an accredited college in education, social work, psychology, or a related field, with at least two years of work experience in human services;

(4) Four years of work experience in human services; or

(5) Current employment as a group home administrator as of December 31, 2021.

5.3 The administrator shall be responsible for developing procedures and processes for the implementation of all facility policies developed by the governing body and for ensuring compliance with the requirements of these rules, including, but not limited to:

(A) Personnel requirements found in Part 6;

(B) Staff training and evaluation, in compliance with Parts 7;

(C) Resident rights, investigation, and reporting requirements found in Part 9.2;

(D) An infection prevention and control program and related infection-control processes as required in Part 12;

(E) Policies and procedures related to controlled medication receipt, storage, administration and disposal, as required in Part 14.6;

(F) Policies and procedures regarding medical services and therapeutic services, in accordance with Part 15.1;

(G) Policies for monitoring the weight of residents, as required in Part 15.6; and

(H) The emergency preparedness plan, including family/guardian notification and training documentation requirements, as required in Part 19.

6 CCR 1011-1 Chapter 08 Part 5