- (a) There shall be no privileging requirements for qualified professionals or associate professionals.
- (b) Qualified professionals and associate professionals shall demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities required by the population served.
- (c) At such time as a competency-based employment system is established by rulemaking, then qualified professionals and associate professionals shall demonstrate competence.
(d) Competence shall be demonstrated by exhibiting core skills including:
- (1) technical knowledge;
- (2) cultural awareness;
- (3) analytical skills;
- (4) decision-making;
- (5) interpersonal skills;
- (6) communication skills; and
- (7) clinical skills.
- (e) Qualified professionals as specified in 10A NCAC 27G .0104 (18)(a) are deemed to have met the requirements of the competency-based employment system in the State Plan for MH/DD/SAS.
- (f) The governing body for each facility shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the initiation of an individualized supervision plan upon hiring each associate professional.
- (g) The associate professional shall be supervised by a qualified professional with the population served for the period of time as specified in Rule .0104 of this Subchapter.
History Note: Authority G.S. 122C-26;
Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001;
Temporary Adoption Expired October 13, 2001;
Temporary Adoption Eff. November 1, 2001;
Eff. April 1, 2003;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 20, 2019.