Section 465IAC2-13-48. Administrative personnel

   (a) The group home shall employ staff to perform administrative, supervisory, service, and direct care functions.

  (b) Functions may be combined only upon the approval of the department.

  (c) When nondirect care functions have been approved by the department and are combined, the staff member shall meet the requirements for each function.

  (d) The administrator shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age.

  (e) The staff member responsible for the general management and administration of the group home shall have a master's degree or higher from an accredited school in:

(1) social work;

(2) counseling; or

(3) a related human service area of study.

  (f) The administrator shall also meet one (1) of the following requirements:

(1) Four (4) years of supervisory and administrative experience in a child welfare agency or therapeutic setting that serves children.

(2) One (1) year of supervisory experience in a supervisory capacity and a current license issued by the behavioral health and human services licensing board, as one (1) of the following:

(A) A clinical social worker.

(B) A marriage and family therapist.

(C) A mental health counselor.

(D) A social worker with a master's degree.

(E) A related field as determined by the department.

  (g) If the group home is owned and administered by a parent agency and the parent agency employs an administrator who meets the qualifications of this section, the group home need not employ a separate administrator; however, the parent agency shall provide supervision of the group home by a person having a bachelor's degree in social work or a bachelor's degree in a human service area of study from an accredited school and two (2) years of experience in a professional capacity in a child welfare agency or therapeutic setting that serves children.

  (h) The position of administrator shall be a full-time position if the administrator is responsible for the administrative, service, and supervisory functions required under this section.

  (i) When the position of administrator is vacated, the governing body shall designate a qualified person to act as administrator.

  (j) An employee who is in a position on January 1, 2012, and who was qualified for that position under this section as in effect before January 1, 2012, is exempt from the requirements of this section as amended on or after January 1, 2012. (Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-13-48; filed Jun 27, 1991, 12:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2053; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Nov 27, 2007, 6:52 a.m.: 20071226-IR-465070551RFA; filed May 25, 2011, 1:23 p.m.: 20110622-IR-465100415FRA, eff Jan 1, 2012; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 4:02 p.m.: 20131225-IR-465130459RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Family Resources (470 IAC 3-15-48) to the Department of Child Services (465 IAC 2-13-48) by P.L.234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.