Or. Admin. Code § 309-019-0233

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 309-019-0233 - ACT Program Certification

(1) A program that has achieved a minimum score of 114 during a fidelity review by the Division Approved Reviewer, is eligible for certification as an ACT Program.

(2) Requests for re-certification are driven by the programs compliance with the annual fidelity review. Failure to comply with annual fidelity review; will result in automatic de-certification.

(3) Certification by the Division will be approved for no longer than one year from re-certification Extensions to certification date can only be done with the Division approval if there is a Waiver or Plan of Correction (POC) needed for Failure of Fidelity per OAR 309-019-0240.

(4) Provisional Status is requested by following outlined procedure:

(a) A program already holding a certification of approval under OAR chapter 309, division 008 may request the addition of ACT services be added to their certificate;

(b) When a program is pursuing initial certification, all staff shall receive ACT 101 training from the Division Approved Reviewer prior to letter of request for provisional certification through Division;

(c) Provisional status must be requested in writing by the intended program to the Division and contain the following:

(A) Geographical location(s) of service areas

(B) Intended capacity of program

(C) Any specific/specialized target population demographic's (i.e. Young Adult, culturally specific, etc)

(D) Letter of support from Division Approved Reviewer that confirms 1(c)(A)(B) and (C) of this rule set.

(d) The request must be submitted in at least two months (60 days) prior to projected provisional start date and letter must specify the projected provisional start date.

(e) Provisional status, if approved can be for no longer than one calendar year;

(f) Technical Support is provided throughout the provisional status by the Division Approved Reviewer;

(5) If a program does not meet fidelity requirements, as outlines in OAR 309-019-0235, before a provisional certification expires the program must apply for a new provisional certification through the Division.

Or. Admin. Code § 309-019-0233

BHS 44-2023, adopt filed 12/22/2023, effective 1/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 161.390, 413.042, 430.256 & 430.640 & ORS 109.675

Statutes/Other Implemented: 161.390 - 161.400, 428.205 - 428.270, 430.010, 430.205 - 430.210, 430.254 - 430.640, 430.850 - 430.955 & 743A.168