Section 440IAC10-4-14. Continuing education of OTP staff

   (a) Each OTP shall designate a staff person to serve as the staff training coordinator.

  (b) All clinical and medical staff shall annually receive a minimum of one (1) two-hour training session relevant to service delivery in an opioid treatment setting.

  (c) In addition to subsection (b), each OTP shall establish an in-service training curriculum for counselors for at least ten (10) hours annually. The training curriculum shall:

(1) be based on an annual evaluation of staff training needs; and

(2) include a refresher course on the program's diversion control plan as part of the training curriculum each year.

  (d) The OTP shall maintain documentation in each employee's personnel file of all training completed by the employee. Evidence of training obtained outside of OTP-provided workshops is acceptable as proof of training.

  (e) For counselors who do not have a credential, the OTP shall provide information and training for the employee that will lead toward credentialing or licensure in addiction treatment.

  (f) Each OTP shall send appropriate staff to all division-sponsored OTP workshops. (Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 10-4-14; filed Dec 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m.: 20100127-IR-440080412FRA; readopted filed May 10, 2016, 11:24 a.m.: 20160608-IR-440160134RFA)