Section 465IAC2-11-48. Administrative and supervisory personnel

   (a) The child-caring institution 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 and 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.

  (e) 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.

  (f) If the administrator is responsible only for personnel, fiscal management, and physical facilities and is not responsible for the programs and services of the institution, the institution may employ an administrator who has a bachelor's degree from an accredited school and two (2) years of experience in a child welfare agency or therapeutic setting that serves children. However, in this case, the institution shall employ a program director who meets the qualifications set forth in subsections (d) and (e) rather than the qualification set forth in subsection (h).

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

  (h) The program director shall have one (1) of the following:

(1) A master's degree in social work, counseling, or a human service area of study from an accredited school.

(2) A bachelor's degree in social work or a bachelor's degree in a human service area of study from an accredited school plus four (4) years of experience in a professional capacity in a child welfare agency or therapeutic setting that serves children.

  (i) The supervisory staff member responsible for supervising, evaluating, and monitoring the functions of the caseworkers, as defined under section 49 of this rule, shall have a master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling from an accredited school, plus one (1) year of experience supervised by a person with a master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling.

  (j) The staff member responsible for supervising, evaluating, and monitoring the daily work and progress of the direct care workers shall have one (1) of the following:

(1) A bachelor's degree and one (1) year of work experience in a child-caring institution.

(2) Two (2) years of college and two (2) years of work experience in a child-caring institution.

(3) A high school diploma and four (4) years of work experience in a child-caring institution.

  (k) 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 2-11-48; filed Jun 27, 1991, 12:00 p.m.: 14 IR 2010; 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 3-13-48) to the Department of Child Services (465 IAC 2-11-48) by P.L.234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.