Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 5310.41 - Staffing and training(a) The community residential rehabilitation service (CRRS) must have staff sufficient in number and qualifications to carry out the functions of CRRS which include supervision, personal assistance, and psychosocial rehabilitation services as indicated in the CRRS program description.(b) Full-care CRRS must have staff onsite whenever a client is in the residence. Clients designated capable of self-preservation with minimal assistance, shall be served only in a Full-care CRRS.(c) Partial-care CRRS must have staff onsite in a regularly scheduled staffing pattern including evenings and weekends. All CRRS where staff are on-call but not onsite for a portion of the time clients are in the residence are Partial-care CRRS.(d) CRRS staff must have work experience or training relevant to performing the tasks and carrying out the responsibilities specified in their job descriptions.(e) Clerical and other nonprogram staff must be employed as required to provide efficient program operations and to carry out the requirements of this chapter.(f) A mental health professional shall supervise the client service plan process and shall sign each individual residential service plan and service plan review. This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 5310.91 (relating to special requirements for community residential rehabilitation service (CRRS) serving children); and 55 Pa. Code § 5310.131 (relating to staffing).