16 Del. Admin. Code § 6003-7.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 6003-7.0 - Attendance

7.1 Whenever a program schedules a participant to attend an activity, the program must provide the participant with notice at least five days before the activity. The notice must include the activity's start time and location. A program providing a participant with a schedule of all the participant's scheduled activities fulfills the requirements under this subsection.

7.2 To successfully attend an activity, a participant must do all of the following:

7.2.1 Arrive before the activity starts.

7.2.2 Sign in on the form provided.

7.2.3 Be present for the entirety of the activity.

7.2.4 Actively participate.

7.3 Except if excused, a participant is absent from an activity whenever the participant does not attend an activity.

7.4 A participant's absence is excused from an activity whenever any of the following occurs:

7.4.1 The participant notifies a program during regular business hours at least 24 hours before the start of an activity and requests to be excused.

7.4.2 The participant's absence is due to events that are wholly beyond the participant's control, or the participant otherwise demonstrates good cause.

7.4.3 The activity does not begin less than one hour after the scheduled start time.

7.4.4 The program cancels the activity.

7.5 A participant may request that a program excuse an absence. The program may request reasonable documentation to support the participant's request.

7.6 If a participant is absent or excused, the participant must make up the missed activity no more than seven days after the initially scheduled date. If the participant fails to make up the missed activity, the absence counts towards the participant's limit.

7.7 A participant is allowed one absence from a screening and referral activity and two absences from an educational or treatment activity.

7.8 Except if a program grants a participant a leave of absence, the program may dismiss the participant from the program whenever a participant does not attend an activity for 21 consecutive days.

7.9 A participant may request a leave of absence from a program. Subject to the approval of the program's director, a program may grant the participant's request if the participant does all of the following:

7.9.1 Requests the leave in advance.

7.9.2 Demonstrates good cause.

7.9.3 Provides reasonable documentation to support the request.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 6003-7.0

25 DE Reg. 783( 2/1/2022) (Final)