20 CAR § 536-302 – Employees and staffing requirements

(a)
1. (1) An ADDT must appropriately supervise all clients based on each client’s needs.
2. (2) An ADDT must have enough employees onsite to supervise clients at the ADDT location.
(b)
1. (1) An ADDT must comply with all requirements applicable to employees under this part, including without limitation:
  1. (A) Drug screens;
  2. (B) Criminal background checks; and
  3. (C) Adult and child maltreatment checks.
2. (2) An ADDT must verify an employee meets all requirements under this part:
  1. (A) Upon the request of the Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance; or
  2. (B) Whenever the ADDT receives information after hiring, if the information would create a reasonable belief that an employee no longer meets all requirements under this part.
(c) An ADDT must conduct criminal background checks for all employees as required pursuant to Arkansas Code § 20-38-101 et seq.
(d) An ADDT must conduct a Child Maltreatment Central Registry check on each employee prior to hiring and at least every two (2) years thereafter.
(e) An ADDT must conduct an Adult and Long-term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry check on each employee prior to hiring and at least every two (2) years thereafter.
(f) An ADDT must conduct a drug screen that tests for the use of illegal drugs on each employee prior to hiring.
(g) An ADDT must conduct an Arkansas Sex Offender Registry search on each employee prior to hiring and at least every two (2) years thereafter.
(h) Employees must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(i) An ADDT must maintain at least a one to ten (1:10) staff-to-client ratio at all times. (j)(1) An ADDT must document all scheduled and actual employee staffing.
1. (2) The documentation required for employee staffing includes without limitation employee:
  1. (A) Names;
  2. (B) Job title or credential;
  3. (C) Job duties; and
  4. (D) Typical working days and hours.