Section 16.03.10.656 - GENERAL STAFFING REQUIREMENTS01.Standards for Paraprofessionals Providing Developmental Therapy. When a paraprofessional provides developmental therapy, the agency must ensure adequate supervision by a qualified professional during its service hours. All paraprofessionals must meet the training requirements under IDAPA 16.03.21, "Developmental Disabilities Agencies (DDA)," Section 410 and must meet the qualifications under Section 655 of these rules. A paraprofessional providing developmental therapy must be supervised by a Developmental Specialist. For paraprofessionals to provide developmental therapy in a DDA, the agency must adhere to the following standards:a. Limits to Paraprofessional Activities. The agency must ensure that paraprofessionals do not conduct participant assessments, establish a plan of service or develop a Program Implementation Plan. These activities must be conducted by a professional qualified to provide the service.b. Frequency of Supervision. The agency must ensure that a professional qualified to provide the service must, for all paraprofessionals under their supervision, on a weekly basis or more often if necessary:iii. Provide training on the program(s) and procedures to be followed.c. Professional Observation. The agency must ensure that a professional qualified to provide the service must, on a monthly basis or more often if necessary, observe and review the work performed by the paraprofessional under their supervision, to ensure the paraprofessional has been trained on the program(s) and demonstrates the necessary skills to correctly implement the program(s).02.General Staffing Requirements for Agencies. Each DDA must have an agency administrator who is accountable for all service elements of the agency and who must be employed on a continuous and regularly scheduled basis. The agency administrator is accountable for the overall operations of the agency including ensuring compliance with this chapter of rules, overseeing and managing staff, developing and implementing written policies and procedures, and overseeing the agency's quality assurance program.a. When the administrator is not a Developmental Specialist as defined in these rules, the DDA must employ a Developmental Specialist on a continuous and regularly scheduled basis who is responsible for the service elements of the agency; andb. The Developmental Specialist responsible for the service elements of the agency must have two (2) years of supervisory or management experience providing developmental disabilities services to individuals with developmental disabilities.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.10.656