All personnel employed on or after April 12, 1999, shall meet the following requirements:

1. (1) The agency, unless it is a psychiatric residential treatment facility, shall have an administrator who shall be responsible for the general management of the agency, possessing at least one (1) of the following qualifications (facilities refer to subdivision (2) of this section):

   1. (A) A doctorate degree;

   2. (B) A master’s degree in:

      1. (i) A human services field (child development, psychology, sociology, social work, guidance and counseling, divinity, or education);
      2. (ii) Administration;
      3. (iii) Business; or
      4. (iv) A related field; or
   3. (C) A bachelor’s degree in a human services field, administration, business, or a related field, and at least two (2) years of work experience in a human services agency; or

2. (2) Psychiatric facilities require an administrator who shall be responsible for the general management of the agency, possessing either a doctorate degree or a master’s degree in:

   1. (A) A human services field (child development, psychology, sociology, social work, guidance and counseling, divinity, or education);
   2. (B) Administration;
   3. (C) Business; or
   4. (D) A related field.

3. (3) The agency shall have a social services director who shall supervise child placement activities and casework services by the agency, possessing at least one (1) of the following qualifications (psychiatric facilities see 9 CAR §§ 31-1007 and 31-1107):

   1. (A) A master’s degree or higher in a human services field (child development, psychology, sociology, social work, counseling and guidance, divinity, or education);
   2. (B) A bachelor’s degree in a human services field and two (2) years of work experience in a child welfare agency; or
4. (4) Anyone permitted to supervise child placement or casework services shall meet the qualifications for social services director.

5. (5) Each agency shall have a caseworker who is responsible for doing assessments, case planning, and casework services, possessing at least one (1) of the following (psychiatric facilities see 9 CAR § 31-1007):

   1. (A) A bachelor’s degree in a human services field; or
   2. (B) A bachelor’s degree and two (2) years’ work experience in a human services field.
6. (6) If casework services are contracted, the agency shall maintain all required personnel information on the contracted caseworkers.
7. (7) A caseworker shall not have more than twenty-five (25) children’s cases at a time.