Action | Licensed Adult Day Care Centers Regulation Comprehensive Revision |
Stage | Final |
Comment Period | Ended on 10/30/2019 |
22VAC 40-61-330 Part D: Activities
Comment:
Current regulations have no requirement for a “designated staff person” responsible for activities. Adding the requirement for a “designated” activity staff will create hardship on providers from a financial perspective as well as a staffing perspective.
The proposed regulations on who can meet the qualifications as a “designated” activities staff person are too restrictive from an educational as well as experiential perspective. The requirements will be difficult for facilities to meet from a budgetary standpoint as well the standpoint of securing qualified staff.
Assisted Living regulations also have an option for 40-hour department-approved activities training. This would also be a good option for ADHC.
Recommendation:
The proposed regulations 22VAC10-61-330 Activities, Part D should either be eliminated in its entirety or changed as follows:
22VAC10-61-330 Activities, Part D
1. Be a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist, activities professional, or related creative arts specialist, or related health care clinician such as a PCA,LPN,RN, or CNA.
2. Be eligible for certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist, activities professional or related creative arts specialist, or related health care clinician such as a PCA, LPN, RN, CNA.
3.No change.
4. Have a least an Associates degree in a human service, health care, education, physical education, humanities, psychology, social sciences, social work, disability studies, fine arts, or related field.
5.Have one-year full-time experience within the last five years in a health care or disability services program. (omit activities program). or
6. Prior to or within six months or employment, have successfully completed 40 hours of department-approved training in adult group activities and in recognizing and assessing the activity needs of participant.