Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 704.5 - Qualifications for the positions of project director and facility director(a) A drug and alcohol treatment project shall have a project director responsible for the overall management of the project and staff and each drug and alcohol treatment facility shall have a facility director responsible for the overall management of the facility and staff unless the project has but one facility.(b) If the facility does not have a clinical supervisor on staff, clinical responsibilities shall be addressed in one of the following ways:(1) A facility director who has direct responsibility for clinical services shall meet the qualifications in at least one of the paragraphs of § 704.7(b) (relating to qualifications for the position of counselor).(2) If the facility director does not meet counselor qualifications and the facility employs less than eight counselors, a lead counselor or part-time clinical supervisor shall be appointed.(c) The project director and the facility director shall meet the qualifications in at least one of the following paragraphs:(1) A Master's Degree or above from an accredited college with a major in medicine, chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a specialty in nursing/health administration, nursing/counseling education or a clinical specialty in the human services), public administration, business management or other related field and 2 years of experience in a human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting, which includes supervision of others, direct service and program planning.(2) A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a specialty in nursing/health administration, nursing/counseling education or a clinical specialty in the human services), public administration, business management or other related field and 3 years of experience in a human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting, which includes supervision of others, direct service and program planning.(3) An Associate Degree from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a specialty in nursing/health administration, nursing/counseling education or a clinical specialty in the human services), public administration, business management or other related field and 4 years of experience in a human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting, which includes supervision of others, direct service and program planning. This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 704.4 (relating to compliance with staff qualifications).