Section 5230.52. General staffing requirements

(a) A PRS agency shall staff the service according to the following:

(1) The location of services is consistent with the agency service description.

(2) The service may range from individual service to group service.

(3) The service and the choice of service locations shall be determined by the IRP of the individual.

(b) A PRS agency shall employ a PRS director and a psychiatric rehabilitation specialist.

(c) When a service is delivered in a PRS facility, a PRS facility shall have an overall complement of one staff for every ten individuals, a (1:10) ratio.

(d) When a service is delivered, a PRS agency shall schedule a psychiatric rehabilitation specialist or psychiatric rehabilitation worker to be present.

(e) A PRS agency shall develop a schedule that includes a plan to maintain staffing requirements during:

(1) Staff absence.

(2) Deployment of staff for PRS delivered in the community.

(f) A PRS agency shall document staffing by maintaining work schedules, time records and utilization data.

(g) When a PRS agency operates more than one PRS facility, the PRS director shall be present at each licensed PRS facility an average of 7.5 hours per week in a calendar month.

(h) A minimum of 25% of the FTE staff complement shall meet the qualifications of a psychiatric rehabilitation specialist provided under § 5230.51(b) (relating to staff qualifications) within 1 year of initial licensing.

(i) A minimum of 25% of the FTE staff complement shall have CPRP certification within 2 years of initial licensing.

(j) Trained staff shall be available, or other accommodations made, to address the language needs of an individual, including American Sign Language and Braille.

Notation

Cross References

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 5230.54 (relating to group services).